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Widom FATF Retains Pak In 'Grey List' More is lost by Mehbooba Vows Not Press Trust Of India Militant Killed indecision than wrong decision. NEW DELHI: The Financial —Marcus Tullius Cicero To Fight Polls Till Action Task Force (FATF) on In Shopian Friday retained Pakistan on its 'grey list' for failing to check money laundering, leading to Gunfight: Police August Move Reversed militancy financing, and asked Islamabad to investigate and prosecute senior leaders and Lightning Strike Kills Govt Putting commanders of UN-designated Soldier At LoC Horse Behind Cart: terror groups, including Hafiz JAMMU: An Army man was killed Ex-FM Chides Govt Saeed and Masood Azhar. and two others suffered injuries The global body against enior Congress leader when lightning struck a border area money laundering and terror P Chidambaram on in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch financing also asked Pakistan to Friday said it is bizarre district on Friday, official sources S work to address its strategically- that the government wants said. Lightning struck at a forward important deficiencies. to hold elections in Jammu area along the Line of Control (LoC) FATF president Marcus Pleyer and Kashmir first and grant in Sawjian sector of Mandi belt in said the decision has been taken statehood later. the early hours of Friday resulting at the conclusion of the vir- He said the Congress and in the death of a jawan and injuries tual plenary of the Paris-based other parties in Jammu and to two others, they said. The injured organisation. Kashmir  More On P6 have been hospitalised, they said, Addressing a virtual press Ajaz Ali south Kashmir’s Shopian dis- adding further details are awaited. ‘There’s So Much Friday that people in Jammu conference, Pleyer said the trict, police said Friday. and Kashmir are “unhappy Pakistan government has failed SRINAGAR: A local militant Acting on specific inputs Infiltration Bid Foiled Of Oppression In and feeling suffocated” and Modi's Meet to check risk of money launder- of Lashkar-e-Taiba was killed about the presence of mili- Along LoC: Police J&K, People the ground situation is not With J&K Leaders ing, leading to corruption and while his associate surren- tants, police, army’s 34 RR SRINAGAR: Government forces Unhappy; Suffocated’ what the BJP government A 'PR Exercise': Pak terror financing. dered before the government and CRPF laid a siege around on Friday claimed to have foiled was portraying to the world. Pakistan will continue to re- forces during an encounter in Hanjipora village  More On P6 Observer Monitoring Desk The former Chief Minister akistan's Foreign Minister main on "increased monitoring an infiltration bid along the Line of Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Control (LoC) in Kupwara district of the erstwhile state said list", the FATF president said. NEW DELHI: A day after at- that she was not surprised PFriday described Prime Min- "Increased monitoring list" is Grenade Lobbed At Police Station and recovered arms and drugs left tending all party meet con- when PM Modi called the ister Narendra Modi's meeting with also known as the 'grey list'. behind by the infiltrators. According top political leaders from Jammu ilitants on Friday lobbed a grenade towards Police Station to police, an infiltration bid was vened by Prime Minister meeting of political leaders Noting that Pakistan has now Bijbehara in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district; however Narendra Modi in New Delhi, of J&K on Thursday, NDTV and Kashmir as a "drama" and a completed 26 of the 27 action foiled by cops, army’s 7 RR and the "PR exercise". Modi held talks with Mno loss of life or injury was reported in the incident. the Peoples Democratic reported Friday. "There is so items given to it in 2018, Pleyer personnel of BSF 87 battalion in top political leaders from Jammu Around 8:35 Friday, unidentified militants lobbed a grenade Tangdhar sector along the LoC on Party (PDP) President, much of oppression" in the said the FATF has asked Pakistan towards Police Station Bijbehara, which exploded without causing Mehbooba Mufti said on region,  More On P6 and Kashmir on Thursday and told to take action against UN desig- Friday. “Recovered arms, ammuni- them that the  More On P6 any damage, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Anantnag Im- tions and drugs left behind by the nated terrorists. tiyaz Hussain said. He said that the whole area has been cordoned infiltrators including one AK47, "The FATF encourages off to nab the assailants. one Pistol, two grenades and other Pakistan to continue to make DO YOU REALLY BELIEVE THAT if the situation on ground was all progress to address as soon ammunition besides six packets of hunky-dory, then the centre would have invited the Gupkar alliance for a Heroin (market  More On P6 as possible the one remaining Anti-Militancy Ops To Be Intensified: DGP talk? Things are clearly not how they intended it to be. They know that Combating the Financing of sserting that the number of militants active in Jammu and Kashmir Teen Girl Drowns In they need Gupkar to reach out to the people; hence they are now meeting us.” Terrorism (CFT)-related item by demonstrating  More On P6 has "decreased", DGP Dilbag Singh on Friday said measures will Shopian Stream Abe intensified to strengthen the battle against militants and curb SRINAGAR: In a tragic accident, a heinous activities of militants. Singh made the remarks after presiding over teenage girl on Friday drowned in a the attestation-cum-passing out parade of 604 trainee policemen at the stream in south Kashmir’s Shop- Covid-19: J&K police training centre at Reasi. "As compared to the past, there has been a ian district. 14-year-old Mafrosha Decline In Coronavirus Cases decrease in the number of active militants (in Kashmir). In the coming days, Mushtaq drowned in Nallah Sees 498 New the strength will be further reduced," Singh told reporters here.  More On P6 Vishow near her home in Reshi- nagri area of the district, reports Cases, 7 Deaths An Encouraging Sign: LG said Friday. The locals, reports Firdaus Ali Directs Officials To Ensure 100% Vaccination Of Priority Groups By June 30 said, instantly started a rescue op- Kashmir’s Last ‘Sadr-e-Riyasat’ eration to save the girl. However, SRINAGAR: Jammu and Observer News Service after hours of hectic efforts they Kashmir reported on Friday 498 Seeks Statehood Before Polls recovered the lifeless body of the fresh cases of coronavirus while SRINAGAR: Terming the de- minor from the stream. the deadly infection claimed cline in coronavirus cases as an Press Trust of India under Article 370 seems "irre- lives of seven more people encouraging sign, the Jammu versible" but asserted that the 4 Gamblers Held In across the Union Territory dur- and Kashmir Lieutenant NEW DELHI: Describing Prime matter was before the Supreme Anantnag: Police ing the last 24 hours. Governor Manoj Sinha said on Minister Narendra Modi's meet- Court and it must be decided by SRINAGAR: Police on Friday While Kashmir Valley report- Friday directed officials to en- ing with top political leaders the top court. claimed to have arrested four ed 289 new cases of infection sure 100% vaccination of prior- from Jammu and Kashmir as In an interview with PTI, the gamblers in a raid in south Kash- on Friday, the remaining 209, ity groups by month-end. a "very positive step", veteran last Sadr-e-Riyasat and first gov- mir’s Anantnag district. officials said were confirmed Chairing a series of meet- Congress leader and former J&K ernor of the erstwhile state also Acting on specific information from Jammu division, taking the ings with members of the governor Karan Singh on Friday demanded that the Centre must about gambling activities, cops total number of people infected Covid Task Force, Deputy said statehood must be restored provide a "financial-cum- devel- from Police Post Bus Stand raided since the outbreak of virus last Commissioners, and SPs to re- witnessing a rise in active cases department to extend assis- before holding assembly polls opmental package" to the people a gambling site near KP road and year in J&K to 313974. view Covid-19 situation in J&K, in certain areas where people tance to Vulnerable Sections, there and asserted that such a whose livelihoods were badly af- apprehended four gamblers, a Giving district-wide details, the LG directed the senior of- are not following the Covid ap- Families, Health Workers, be- move would go a long way in fected during the last two years police spokesperson said. Besides the officials said that Srinagar ficials to act swiftly on utiliz- propriate behaviour. District sides ensuring that the ben- helping to "heal the wounds" of following the Centre's move to playing cards, he said, a cash of Rs reported 82, Baramulla 35, ing the maximum capacity for Administrations and Police eficiaries under SASCM should the people. bifurcate Jammu and Kashmir 51400 were also recovered from Budgam 31, Pulwama 13, testing and vaccination. Joint teams on the ground must be provided with government Singh, the son of Maharaja into two Union Territories and the gamblers. “They have been Kupwara 44, Anantnag 21, “The decline in Covid-19 urge people to follow the Covid benefits on priority. Hari Singh who signed the revoke its special status. arrested and shifted to the police Bandipora 15, Ganderbal 16, cases are encouraging, how- rules besides imposing fine”, “Save both Lives and terms of Kashmir''s accession His remarks come a day after station where they remain in cus- Kulgam 29, Shopian 3, Jammu ever, the administration should the Lt Governor said, as per an Livelihoods through a robust in 1947, also said his personal Modi held talks with top po- tody. Accordingly, a case vide FIR 10, Udhampur 9, Rajouri 11, Doda remain extra careful and advise official spokesperson. mechanism on the ground. opinion is that prima facie the litical leaders from Jammu and  More On P6 No. 300/2021  More On P6 25, Kathua 4, Samba 2, Kishtwar people to strictly follow the Sinha, he said, directed the Ensure 100% Vaccination of revocation of special status Kashmir and told 19, Poonch 16,  More On P6 Covid-19 guidelines. We are still DCs, SPs, and Social welfare Priority groups  More On P6 SINGH ALSO LAMENTED THAT it was a "strange irony" that his father signed the ‘He Was Fighting For His Family’s Survival’ Farmers Hit Hard By FMD instrument of accession for the whole state and "today we are having to fight for statehood". Zaid Bin Shabir Outbreak In Kashmir SRINAGAR: In the last 24 hours, Vaccine Shortage told Kashmir Observer that his Umer Nazir Bhat’s brother has area witnessed 12 deaths of Number Of Pak Militants In torn his three shirts in despair Blamed For Cattle Deaths, cow and sheep from the last ten and distress. Officials Pass the Buck days due to the disease. Kashmir Declining: Army The shattering act ceased “The Animal husbandry de- when a relative gave him his Auqib Javeed partment failed to do the vac- Press Trust Of India an "indigenous freedom strug- slain sibling’s T-shirt. cination on time, as a result we gle" has also contributed to the “The whole family was de- SRINAGAR: The outbreak of foot- could save the lives of our live- SRINAGAR: The number of decreased number of active pendent on Umer,” the family and-mouth disease (FMD) due stock,” he said. Pakistani militants active in Pakistani militants here. relative said. “I don’t know how to alleged inaction of authorities Mehraj says, the department Kashmir has been dropping "The Pakistani militants have they will survive now!” has consumed nearly 200 cattle, used to do the vaccination in over the years due to several been directed, since the last On Wednesday evening, mostly sheep across several the month of March and April reasons like militancy financ- three to four years, to keep a Umer, 28, was shot inside his parts of the Kashmir Valley lead- but this time they didn't have ing watchdog FATF's pressure on distance and work as advisors. mobile shop in Srinagar’s Habba ing to strong resentment and an- any vaccine. Islamabad and these militants There are two sides to it. The Kadal area. He was immediately ger among the farmers. “When we approached them keeping a distance and working first is that if a Pakistani mili- rushed to SMHS Hospital where According to the farmers, the for the vaccination, they cate- only as advisors, a senior Army tant is not killed, the complic- the doctor declared him dead. immediate focus. JKNC con- Nazir Bhat is endlessly looking FMD outbreak among the do- gorically said they don’t procure officer said on Friday. ity of our neighbouring country Following the incident, police demns the barbaric killing of a at the front door waiting for his mestic cattle has been reported the vaccination yet,” he said. He said the neighbouring is seen less. They have pres- registered a case under relevant local shopkeeper in Srinagar. A dead son to return home. in Bijbehara, Budgam, Bandipora He further added that the de- country's attempt to project sure from Paris-based Financial sections of law. It was the third thorough time bound investiga- “What was his mistake,” the and Baramulla areas, leaving partment still doesn't have the the situation in the Valley as Action Task Force  More On P6 killing from the past week in tion must unmask the killers,” father wondered and wailed. close to 200 cattle, most of them vaccines. In June, 2019, Prime Srinagar city. National Conference said on “He was a noble son fighting for sheep dead. Central Kashmir’s Minister Narender Modi an- “Despite assurances by the Twitter. his family’s survival.” Budgam district tops the list nounced free vaccination un- NIA Charges he National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday government, sadly the killings A day after, in a rented ac- For the past eight months, with 96 deaths due to FMD. der National Animal Disease 7 Militants In said it has filed a charge sheet against seven mili- of civilians have not stopped. commodation in Zaldagar area Umer had been running a mo- Mehraj-ud-din, a farmer Control Programme (NADCP) to Ttants of the Tehreek-ul-Mujahideen (TuM) who It is concerning and needs of Srinagar, Umer’s old father, bile phone shop  More On P6 from Central Kashmir’s Budgam control  More On P6 Arms Case were "smuggling" arms and  More On P6 To place an advertisement CALL +91-194 2502327 KASHMIR Monday - Saturday (9am - 6pm) OBSERVER No 5- Dal Lake Boulevard Srinagar, 190001, Kashmir Saturday| 26-06-2021

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FIR KO CITY Saturday | 26-06-2021 03 DIAL-EMMA Will Turn Cluster • TRAFFIC POLICE : 9419993745, 01998-266686 • PCR: 0194-2452092,2455883 University Into A High • PDD: 0194-2450213 • FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES : 2479488,2452222,2452155 Ranking Institution: VC • CAPD: 18001807011 Observer News Service • SMC HEALTH OFFICER: 9469409081 AIRPORTS SRINAGAR: Vice Chancellor, Cluster University Srinagar, SHIEK UL ALAM AIRPORT: 01942303311 Professor Dr. Qayyum Husain Friday shared in detail his vi- RAILWAYS sion and mission of taking the • SRINAGAR: 0194-2103259 Cluster University Srinagar to • ANANTNAG: 01932-228243 its zenith by integrating, in let- • BARAMULLA: 0194-102029 ter and spirit, the five constitu- • BIJBHERA: 01932-228243 • PAMPORE: 01933-294132 HIJRI ent colleges, and turning the ter University Srinagar shall CALENDAR university into a high-ranking see an overall and systematic • PATTAN: 01954-293507 institution of higher education. progress and development not • QAZIGUND: 01951-296153 He visited Amar Singh Col- just in terms of academics, but lege and interacted with the also research, sports activities, Heads of various departments placements, and co-curricular HIGHWAY STATUS and the teaching faculty of the and extracurricular activities. • Sgrr-Jammu highway - (Open) 15 college. The Vice Chancellor dur- • Mughal Road - (Open) ZIQADAT The day long visit was sec- ing the interactive session, • Srinagar- Leh- (Open) -UL- HEAVENLY HIGHLAND: Far from the madding crowd, lockdown-weary Kashmiris are ond of its kind to the constitu- took detailed overview of the ent colleges of the Cluster Uni- various departments and the HARAAM arriving in Tosa Maidan to feel the meditative calm. KO Photo Abid Bhat versity Srinagar, the first being programmes being offered by the visit to S.P.College Srinagar the college and also discussed on 14th June 202. the prospects of introducing This Day in History 1442 Vice Chancellor assured the PG centres, skill development principal, faculty and students and employment generation • 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during UP Juvenile Among Six Arrested of Amar Singh College that courses in various constituent retreat from the Sassanid Empire. General Jovian is with their support, cooperation colleges as per the National proclaimed Emperor by troops on the battlefield. and committed efforts, Clus- Education Policy 2020. • 684 - St Benedict II begins his reign as Catholic Pope For Robberies In Srinagar • 1409 - Council of Pisa selects Petros Philargi as 3rd Pope: Alexander V • 1483 - Duke of Gloucester succeeds as King Richard Five Theft Cases Solved, Six Accused Arrested III of England after Parliament declared Edward V Family Alleges Doctor's illegitimate making duplicate keys. • 1498 - Toothbrush invented in China using boar bristles All the juveniles have been • 1630 - Swedish troops under Gustaf II Adolf sent to juvenile home on re- Negligence In Baby's Death lands at Peenemunde mand, by a local court. • 1714- Spain & Netherlands sign peace/trade agreement “In this regard, cases vide FIR “We were advised by every- • 1794- Battle of Fleurus: major victory by forces numbers 65/2021, 66/2021 and one including the Radiologists of the First French Republic under General Jean-Baptiste Jourdan over the Coalition Army 69/2021 under relevant section of to ensure that the delivery is (Great Britain, Hanover, Dutch Republic, and PRAYERS laws already have been registered done at earliest because the Habsburgs) first use of reconnaissance balloon in Police Station Shaheed Gunj.” situation of the baby was very • 1843- Hong Kong proclaimed a British Crown Colony. Similarly, the spokesperson critical,” he said, adding that • 1879- Ismael Pasha resigns as khedive of Egypt FAJR

Image for representation said that Police solved a theft case they pleaded Dr Shahida Mir, • 1894- Karl Benz of Germany receives US patent 3: 36 under FIR No 73/2021 of PS Sha- for conducting surgery, who for gasoline-driven auto heed Gunj in which cash amount claimed that the surgery is not • 1900- Japan mobolizes 20,000 troops to help ZUHR of ₹4 lakh was stolen from a ve- being carried out in 35th week put down the Boxer uprising - but also advance hicle at Old Secretariat Srinagar. of pregnancy. long-term interest in gaining land and power in 12: 33 Image for representation mainland Asia Police have arrested one ac- “She asked to administer a • 1900- The Russian Tsar orders that Russian cused person from Lawaypora Observer News Service steroid injection to the patient must be the official language of Finland, despite ASR Observer News Service statement, said that police offi- who was involved in the com- on June 20. However, in the in- growing unrest within Finland and increasing cers of Shaheed Gunj Police Sta- mission of crime and have re- SRINAGAR: A family from Hy- tervening night of June 20-21, international concern over Russia's behavior there 5:33 SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir tion arrested three juvenile’s and covered stolen amount from his derpora area of Srinagar has the junior doctors on duty who • 1902- Aga Khan III is appointed Knight Grand Police in Srinagar Friday said it recovered three Scooties, one possession. alleged negligence by a lady were monitoring fetal rate on Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire MAGRIB arrested three juveniles among Bike and a Maruti car along with “Moreover, during the investi- doctor, saying that her reluc- hourly basis found zero fetal rate • 1911- Nieuport sets an aircraft speed record of 83 7:50 six others involved in a number a bunch of keys and other equip- gation of case FIR No. 67/2021 of tance to attend the patient at of the baby, the baby was dead. mph (133 kph) • 1914-The Indian Relief Act, passes after a of theft cases and also claimed to ments used in the commission of PS Shaheed Gunj, Police have ar- appropriate time has resulted He said that the doctor later protracted period of Passive Resistance led by ISHA have recovered stolen property crimes. rested two accused persons and into the death of a baby in the visited the hospital after the Gandhi; it abolishes a £3 tax imposed on Indians from their possession. Out of three juvenile’s one is have recovered cash amount of mother’s womb. death of the baby in the night, who had not renewed their indentures and 9:31 A police spokesperson, in a resident of UP who is expert in ₹52000/- from their possession.” Sajid Zargar, the woman’s but that was of no use. “We recognizes "the validity of Indian customary husband said that on June 20, pleaded with her to visit the marriages" his wife noticed less movement hospital in the afternoon, but • 1917- 1st US Expeditionary Force arrive in France of a baby in her womb follow- she didn’t,” he said. during WW I Hazratbal ing which they visited Ramzana Despite repeated attempts, Dr • 1924- After 8 years of occupation, US troops leave GMC Srinagar Holds Webinar hospital where USG and some Shahida Mir couldn’t be contact- Dominican Republic • 1927- Comet 7P/Pons-Winnecke approaches within Resident Dies other tests were conducted. ed for the comments—(Agencies) 0.0394 AUs of Earth On ‘Addictive Disorders In • 1934- Germany & Poland sign non-aggression In Ramban treaty • 1941- Finland enters WW II against Russia Contemporary Times’ Road Accident • 1945- United Nations Charter signed by 50 nations KU Condoles Demise Of in San Francisco Observer News Service dence for its effectiveness in opi- Observer News Service oid use disorders.” • 1960- Madagascar (formerly Malagasy Rep) SRINAGAR: Institute of Men- Prof. Venkata Lakshmi Nara- BANIHAL: A 34-year-old Prof Shah Manzoor Alam declares independence from France • 1974- The Universal Product Code is scanned man hailing from Hazrat- File Pic tal Health and Neurosciences, simha from All India Institute of Observer News Service for the first time to sell a package of Wrigley's Government Medical College Medical Science, Deoghar spoke bal area of Srinagar slipped to death on the Srinagar- chewing gum at the Marsh Supermarket in Troy, Srinagar, Friday conducted a we- on the rampant use of tapentadol SRINAGAR: The Department of Ohio binar on the eve of International in the country and the challeng- Jammu highway at Monkey Geography & Disaster Manage- • 1975- Indian PM Indira Gandhi declares a state of Day Against Drug Abuse and es it brings to the community at Morh in Ramban district ment, University of Kashmir, emergency Trafficking. large. after he went down his ve- organised a virtual condolence • 1978- First dedicated oceanographic satellite, The title of the webinar was Prof. Yasir Hassan Rather from hicle to relieve himself. meet to mourn the demise of SEASAT 1, launched Reports said that Bilal Ah- “Addictive disorders in contem- the Institute of Mental Health and Prof Shah Manzoor Alam, re- • 1992- India leases Tin Bigha corridor to Bangladesh mad Dar, son of Ghulam Nabi porary times- Biological view.” Neurosciences- Kashmir spoke nowned geographer and for- of Kashmir. • 1993 -The U.S. launches a cruise missile attack Dar a resident of Dhobi Ghat targeting Baghdad intelligence headquarters in Faculty from different presti- about the alarming phenomenon mer Vice-Chancellor of the Prof Shamim Ahmad Shah, locality in Hazratbal was retaliation for a thwarted assassination attempt gious institutions spoke on dif- of IV drug use in Kashmir and re- varsity, who passed away in Head, Department of Geogra- travelling in a cab bearing against former President George H.W. Bush in April ferent topics revolving around iterated the need for addressing registration no. JK-01T/ 5547. Hyderabad on June 22. phy & Disaster Management in Kuwait. the theme of drug abuse. this menace right today before it They said that Dar came The meeting was attended paid rich tributes to Prof Alam • 1994- PLO leader Yasser Arafat returns to Gaza Prof. Vivek Benegal a faculty gets really out of control. out of the vehicle to relieve by geographers and academi- who, he said, not only made after 27 years from the National Institute of Dr Fazl-e- Roub from IMHANS- cians from different parts of significant contribution in • 1995 - Gunmen ambush Egyptian President Hosni himself, but slipped and fell Mubarak who escapes unharmed Mental Health and Neurosci- K spoke at length about the into a gorge. the country, apart from faculty geographical studies but also ences, Bangalore spoke about medical complications of opioid members, non-teaching staff, left an indelible mark in the • 1995 - Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani deposes his Soon after the incident, father Khalifa bin Hamad al-Thani, the Emir of "ADHD and Opioid Use Disor- use disorders including parallel Ramban Police, Quick Re- research scholars and students annals of Kashmir University Qatar, in a bloodless coup. ders: The connecting link, this epidemic of hepatitis C. sponse Team (QRT) and lo- from the University of Kashmir. as its VC. • 1997 - Galileo, Ganymede Observations (Orbit 9) session was very informative and Prof Mushtaq Margoob chair- cal Traffic Police reached Prof Mehraj-ud-Din Mir, Prof Rubab, daughter of late • 1997 - The U.S. Supreme Court upholds doctor- opened a new horizon of opioid ing a session discussed in detail the spot and started a res- Vice-Chancellor, Central Uni- Prof Shah Manzoor Alam talked assisted suicide ban use disorder and management. about tackling the vulnerabilities cue operation, however Dar versity of Kashmir, while re- about her father’s association • 2013 - 20 people are killed after a rescue Prof. Atul Ambekar from Na- in Kids to fight problem of ad- was retrieved dead from the calling his association with Prof with Kashmir and thanked the helicopter crashes in Uttarakhand tional Drug Dependence Treat- diction. Dr Zaid A Wani and Dr gorge, officials said. Alam, described him as an able department and participants • 2013 - Kevin Rudd defeats Julia Gillard in a ment Centre, All India Institute Abdul Majid Chaired the sessions Dar's identification could administrator who contributed for the condolences. The meet- leadership battle to become Australian Prime of Medical Sciences, New Delhi and stressed on need to increase be verified from the identi- immensely to the growth and ing concluded with ‘Fetha Kha- Minister • 2014 Luis Suárez is expelled from the 2014 FIFA spoke in detail about “OST: Evi- knowledge base in addiction. ty card he carried with him. development of the University wani’ by Tariq Abdullah Khawar. World Cup following his biting incident • 2014 - Following the military coup in Thailand, people are warned that anyone calling for protest on social media will be prosecuted for sedition • 2014 NBA Draft: Kansas small forward Andrew Wiggins first pick by Cleveland Cavaliers SKIMS Sets Up Toy Govt Upgrades Srinagar Silk Factory With Latest Machinery • 2015 - US Supreme Court rules 5-4 same-sex Library In Paediatric Observer News Service cleaner and production will marriage is a legal right across all US states definitely increase. With the Oncology Ward SRINAGAR: The Jammu and digital machines, it will give Kashmir administration has the weavers much needed From KO Archives Observer News Service upgraded the building and rest," he said. machinery at the old silk fac- Ranjan Prakash Thakur, SRINAGAR: Sher-I-Kashmir Institute of tory in Srinagar which were Commissioner Secretary of In- Medical Sciences (SKIMS) has set up a toy damaged by floods. dustries and Commerce in the Kashmir Talks Progressing library for children who are cancer patients. The factory building and the union territory said, "Because The idea behind setting up this library machinery got damaged due of the floods, machines got Well, Says Musharraf is to make children happy while they are to the floods in 2014, which severely damaged and people undergoing cancer treatment. subsequently affected silk at the factory faced a lot of ISLAMABAD - Observing that the Indo-Pak peace was "pro- The room encourages children to walk production. Seeing the situa- hardships. The renovation was ceeding well" and there was harmony" between the leadership and play with toys which make doctors tion, the World Bank funded much needed. The richness of both the countries, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf to- easy to deal with paediatric cancer patients. the upgradation initiative by and variety in the work of ar- day said his country sees "light at the end of the tunnel" on The initiative was taken a few months the administration. tisans of Kashmiri weavers are efforts to resolve the Kashmir issue. ago in collaboration with Hasbro India Presently, silk production commendable." "It is proceeding well. We have made progress. There is un- and Nargis Dutt Foundation. “The mo- has increased multifold and He further said that the Cen- derstanding and there is harmony between the leadership that tive of setting up this library is – chil- done away with the hardships the factory, said, "Our old ma- has significantly increased tre provided funds of about Rs is best. There are good intentions on both sides to resolve dis- dren admitted in the ward get depressed pute peacefully," he said referring to talks on the Kashmir issue. or bored or they think about their medi- of the weavers to frequently chines were damaged because and operating new machines 30,000 crore directly, which repair the machines. of the floods and we did not is easier. will be used for generating "We are moving forward and flexibility is shown by both cal condition," Dr Faisal Guru, Paediatric sides, which is a good omen. Therefore we see light at the end Oncologist said. The employees at the fac- enjoy working there. Here we Machinery with the latest employment. tor appreciated the thoughtful have new machines which are technology has brought relief "Such a scheme has not of the tunnel." he told reporters before emplaning on a two- He added that it is traumatic for par- day visit to Saudi Arabia, ents too. step taken by the administra- working smoothly. Our pro- to the weaver, said Isaaq Ah- been given to any other state tion as handling new machin- ductivity has also increased mad, a weaver at the factory. before," Thakur stressed. Musharraf said he planned to discuss the Palestinian issue "So we decided to come up with an with the leaders of Saudi Arabia. ery with latest technology has and we enjoy working here." "We had a lot of problems By establishing techno- idea where they will get a feeling that "When we talk of regional issues, the most important issue reduced physical work and "It is a good initiative taken earlier. The machines did not logically advanced machin- they are free from this malignant con- is the Palestinian dispute. We would like discuss and coordi- given a boost to the quantity by the administration," said work half the time. Regular ery, silk production has got a dition. So we want to give them a good nate our stand on this." he said. environment and feeling to create posi- of silk produced at the factory. another employee, Mehmoo- repairing was required. The new lease of life in Srinagar. tivity," he said. Javaid Shah, an employee at da, adding that the production silk produced here would be (Agencies) (Kashmir Observer, 26 June, 2005) Saturday| 26-06-2021 4

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Printed & Published by Sajjad Haider on behalf of the Traditionally, Pakistan has been Kashmir Observer LLP averse to talking about Afghan developments with India. It desires that India’s Published from: # 5- Boulevard, Srinagar-190001 role be curtailed to the economic sphere only. Printed at: KT Press Pvt. Ltd, Rangreth Ind Area, Srinagar. This point has been recently reiterated by Pakistan foreign minister Shah Mahmood RNI Registration No: 69503/98 Qureshi. It is also reported that it has been Postal Registration No-L/159/KO/SK/2014-16 advising the Taliban against meaningful contacts with India at a time when Delhi is Editor-in-Chief : Sajjad Haider showing interest in talking to them Legal Counsel: Tasaduq Khwaja Switchboard: (0194) 2106304 Editorial: (0194) 2502327 Email editorial: [email protected] The Chilling Effect of Patent Rights on COVID-19 Vaccines

he on-going dearth and undersupply of vaccines is the cumulative effect of a maximalist IP regime (patents, in this case) that gives Vaidushya Parth its countenance to the system to manoeuvre monopolyT rights to hegemonize the pace and production of the pharmaceuticals (vaccines). The result is a chilling effect on the mass production of the vaccines, followed by a major health and economic crisis. “The To assert ability of a handful of powerful companies ... to claim property rights over innovations resulting from the patent rights collective processes of modern science, and to use those rights to control the pace of manufacture and over scientific thus the price of pharmaceutical products, is not an innovations unfortunate side effect of this system but its goal,” Anne Orford, a professor, wrote recently. resulting from the This principle of IP rights maximisation per- turbed me for a reason, that the principal objective, collective processes that of providing access to healthcare (in this case, the vaccine) to the maximum people, appears to be so and majorly public low down the priority in the current IP regime. funding to command Factual Premise the pace and price of When I posed the question why, one of the re- sponses that appeared before me was the “Tragedy production is the of the Anticommons”. Its definition, simplified, is: “[It] is a type of coordination breakdown, in which a motive that single resource has numerous right-holders who pre- underscores the vent others from using it, frustrating what would be a socially desirable outcome.” stated maximalist IP What is at issue here is the content of the right Sanjay Kanojia/AFP via Getty Images to health under Article 21 of the Indian constitution. regime, acting as a The Spicy IP blog, in a chain of posts, has discussed IP must be in consonance with the text and spirit of the tions such as compulsory licensing, ingrained in and political facet of this issue. I, on the other hand, Constitution. Therefore, the argument runs as fol- the existing IP regime. Briefly, when a government chilling effect on the intend to highlight some constitutional concerns lows: the inaccessibility of the healthcare resources calls for a compulsory license, it accords permission public good and based on factual premises. (vaccines, in this case), which is the result of the pa- to a company to manufacture an innovation without To begin with, I embark on two premises: the first tently wrong regime of intellectual property, shall be seeking laissez-passer from the patent holder. access to healthcare premise being that under the present IP regime, ac- tested on the touchstone of the constitutional text, The government today is morally bound to in- cessibility of vaccines is an affair of consequential or- based upon the constitutional right to health. That voke the process of compulsory licensing to protect and medicine deal for an uncommon number of people. The claim, is to make clear that “The Constitution of India,” the people’s right to health, at a time where vaccines' ... of course, is subject to proof, which would require a Senior Advocate Shyam Divan submitted before the production are being hampered because of the vari- detailed number of variables and indicators; for the Supreme Court in the Aadhaar case, “is not a Charter ous IP obligations. Conversely, the constitutional sake of argument, let us have it as given. Of course, if of Servitude.” courts too are duty bound as a sentinel to protect the the argument fails, the premise, inevitably, recedes. The idea that underpins the constitutionalisation right of people which is guaranteed against the State. As to the second premise, maintaining Anne of intellectual property laws is the act of balancing The Central government’s stand, however, on Orford's observation, to assert patent rights over the two competing interests, that of the right of inven- this issue is hypocritical. On one front, they are ask- scientific innovations resulting from the collective tor and the interest of the greater good of the public ing for a global vaccine patent waiver; on the other processes and majorly public funding to command – in this case, the right to access to medicine. front, they’re against discussing this issue at home. the pace and price of production is the motive that Therefore, as far as the basic human rights are Whether the issue is taken up by the Court in future underscores the stated maximalist IP regime, acting concerned – such as the right to free speech and ac- is yet to be seen. as a chilling effect on the public good and access to cess to medicines – the intellectual property rights Views expressed in the article are the author’s healthcare and medicine. must pass the litmus test of the constitutional text own and do not necessarily represent the editorial and its purpose. stance of Kashmir Observer Constitutional Argument The philosophy of constitutional law in India, Statutory Response: The case of Compulsory Licensing The author is reading law at the or elsewhere, assumes that all laws and legislations There are, nevertheless, some connatural excep- School of Law, NMIMS The Neighbourhood Factor In J&K Talks

Vivek Katju border in J&K. The ceasefire has held relationship to be established. The cur- ation that existed prior to August 5, 2019. ban, even when the group was gaining and it would seem that infiltration levels rent ceasefire along the LOC and the What may, therefore, take place in global legitimacy. It is also known that it t is ironic that the mainstream politi- are down. Further, while both countries border in J&K is important for it has the coming months, if not earlier, is a was signalling its interest in contact with cal leadership of the erstwhile state have been reiterating their known posi- brought relief to those living in border return of high commissioners and the India but at that stage, Delhi was rigidly of Jammu and Kashmir, which was tions on long-standing as well as current areas and led to a fall in infiltration restoration of some elements of bilateral glued to President Ashraf Ghani. A cruel most strongly derided and incarcer- issues, both governments are taking care levels too. But as army chief General M trade. There may also be movement on price has always to be paid for diplomatic Iated by the ruling dispensation in the to tone down the rhetoric. Particularly obduracy. M Naravane recently said, there is no restoring visits to the Kartarpur Sahib wake of the constitutional changes of significant is that Pakistan Prime indication that Pakistan is winding up gurdwara and an easing in some areas Pakistan is currently riding high on August 5, 2019, has been invited by Prime While there have been no indica- the infrastructure of terror. It does not of visa restrictions. The restoration of Afghanistan. It is a crucial player in the Minister Narendra Modi to initiate the tions in the Indian media on the sub- appear that this will stand in the way of sporting contacts may be more difficult, unfolding Afghan situation and it clearly political process in the Union territory stance of current Indian-Pakistani con- the Modi government agreeing to a re- for they arouse passions that both gov- wants the Taliban to be in the driver’s — the talks were held on Thursday. This tacts, there have been reports based on turn to the bilateral India-Pakistan situ- ernments may wish to avoid. Certainly, seat in Kabul. It certainly does not wish development concerns only Indian poli- leaks in the Pakistani press. Some of it would be extremely difficult for Modi for a return to the 1990s situation for tics, just as the constitutional changes these indicate that the pro-contact ele- to think of the resumption of a structured that may destabilise the arrangements were within India’s domestic jurisdic- ments in the Pakistani army, including What may, therefore, dialogue as long as Pakistan holds on to it has made in the erstwhile Federally tion. However, J&K has an external di- army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa, take place in the coming the instrument of terror. For Bajwa and Administered Territories (FATA), which mension from India’s viewpoint because and Imran Khan want India to take some months, if not earlier, Imran Khan, the absence of a reversal of have been amalgamated with the Khy- of Pakistan’s illegal and forcible control steps in J&K to show to their critics — is a return of high all steps taken on August 5, 2019 will in- ber-Pakhtunkhwa province as well as over Indian territory. Pakistan considers and there is disquiet in sections of the vite the charge of a complete sell-out to Balochistan, which is restless as it is. It J&K as disputed and irrationally went all army as well as the political class — that commissioners and the India, which neither can afford. would be prudent for Pakistan to look at out to build international opinion against their endeavours with India are yield- restoration of some While bilateral issues are under dis- Afghanistan with fresh eyes, especially if, the constitutional developments but with ing results. At a minimum, they want elements of bilateral cussion in the quiet conversations be- as Bajwa said, it is giving priority to geo- practically no success. At the same time, the restoration of statehood to J&K and trade. There may also be tween the two sides, it is not known if economics. If that were the case, it should there was disquiet, even if muted, in some an indication that India has no intention they are also focussing on the Afghani- seek to reach out to India on Afghanistan global quarters at the administrative to change the demographic character of movement on restoring stan situation. Traditionally, Pakistan and recognise that this country has major steps that accompanied the constitution- the Kashmir Valley. The question is if visits to the Kartarpur has been averse to talking about Afghan security and economic interests there. It al changes. this would be enough for them to over- Sahib gurdwara and an developments with India. It desires that should not forget that all Afghans want In sum, therefore, Modi’s step to ride the objections of the critics to re- easing in some areas of visa India’s role be curtailed to the economic their country to have good ties with In- talk to the mainstream political players verse some of the steps they took in the restrictions. The restoration sphere only. This point has been recently dia. That said, there is no indication that of J&K will attract favourable attention wake of the constitutional changes. Ob- reiterated by Pakistan foreign minister there is any fresh thinking in Rawalpindi in the West and will be welcomed by the viously, pro-contact elements would be of sporting contacts may Shah Mahmood Qureshi. It is also report- on India’s role in Afghanistan. Biden administration. More important- aware that there cannot be a return to be more difficult, for they ed that it has been advising the Taliban Some movement on India-Pakistan ly, the point for consideration is if it is the status-quo-ante. arouse passions that both against meaningful contacts with India ties is on the anvil but not a change in its a part of the quiet and out-of-sight con- The Modi’s government’s preferred governments may wish to at a time when Delhi is showing interest basic postulates. tacts between India and Pakistan which option is for Pakistan to turn its back avoid in talking to them. It is a different matter resulted in the February ceasefire along on terrorism. Unless Pakistan does so, that Indian diplomacy was truly flat-foot- The Indian Express the Line of Control and the international it is impossible for a peaceful and stable ed on openly holding talks with the Tali- Saturday| 26-06-2021 5 In This Together — Vaccination Experiences From the Valley accines are our beacon of hope to bring back some semblance of our previous ways of living, Getting fully vaccinated doesn’t make us invincible but it offers adequateV protection to combat the life-threatening risks posed by this deadly coronavirus that has plagued the entire world and altered our lives completely. The chances of contracting the virus after getting fully vaccinated are reduced sub- Dania Sheikh stantially and the severity of the disease and the fatalities are minimized to a great extent. Several health professionals from around the world have underscored the need to ramp up the vaccination process to halt the rampant spread of the virus and the emergence of new variants. Dr. Fauci, who is the health advisor to the US president in a recent press conference stated that” expediting the vaccination process could help us stay ahead of the virus, particularly the more infectious variants.” One major obstacle for mass vaccination to thwart the spread of the virus is the “vaccine hesitancy” among people. The development of the coronavi- I had no qualms rus vaccines in a record time has led to the cir- culations of several speculations about its safety about the vaccine, as claims. Most of the rumours regarding its short- term and long-term repercussions are unfounded, a doctor, I’m aware of as far as the fears about the development of blood clots are concerned, health experts and medical how imperative it is professionals have time and again addressed those was wearing a mask and surgical gloves and there pain in my left shoulder post the Covishield vac- apprehensions. Dr. Khawar in an interview with was proper social distancing as well" cine. I drank a lot of water and rested for three to get vaccinated, so I Kashmir Observer stated that these are very rare Faisal Andrabi days. I found the vaccination process hassle-free. cases where people were predisposed to develop- I did not have to wait in line or anything. The few went for it and that too ing blood clots or had an underlying condition. "Before taking the vaccine shot, I did expect people who were there when I got my jab main- This shouldn’t deter people from getting their that the post-vaccine effects would include fever, tained social distancing" on my birthday. Some jab as the chances of developing a blood clot from body ache, etc. After taking the first vaccine shot, Taif of my colleagues did coronavirus itself is much higher. He quoted the I had a little bit of pain in my left arm on that very findings of a European study which claims that day but that subsided after a few hours. On the sec- "I had no inhibitions about the vaccine and I try to change my mind the chances of the development of blood clots from ond day dint experience any side effects as such, got my first jab of the vaccine on the 16th of March. the vaccine are 4 in 1 million while the chances of there was just a bit of tiredness. After one takes a My sister being a doctor, we knew we both had to but I had made up my the development of blood clot from coronavirus vaccine shot, it is always suggested that it is im- get vaccinated for our and our parent's sake. My are 3-7 in a 100. These vaccines meet the safety portant to take adequate rest and not to indulge in father is a C.O.P.D patient who is on oxygen sup- mind and was eager to requirements set out by WHO and have been any activity that requires a lot of manual work, I port so we couldn’t risk the delay and booked our granted emergency approval by the US FDI (Food did the same. The arrangements at the vaccination slots as soon as we could. The arrangements at the get it done as soon as and Drug Administration) and this establishes the center were made considering the covid-19 proto- vaccination center in G.B pant hospital were im- safety credentials of these vaccines. Therefore, as cols. The room where people were getting vac- pressive" possible and I think I did responsible citizens and as conscientious beings, cinated was divided into two parts and only two Hashim Hamid Zarger it is our duty towards ourselves and others to take persons were allowed to enter at one time. People the right thing. the jab and contribute to bringing an end to this who had the responsibility of vaccinating us were "I had no qualms about the vaccine, as a doc- catastrophe that has and is still wreaking havoc wearing make as well, two sanitizer bottles were tor, I’m aware of how imperative it is to get vacci- and destroying lives and livelihoods. kept at the entrance so that people could use it nated, so I went for it and that too on my birthday. before entering the room where they were being Some of my colleagues did try to change my mind Here are a few encouraging testimonies from people who vaccinated" but I had made up my mind and was eager to get it have taken the vaccine. Arooj Hyder Gillani done as soon as possible and I think I did the right "Before getting vaccinated, I had no apprehen- thing. As far as the side effects are concerned I did sions, even though I knew that having a fever is experience body ache and it got worse the next quite normal after getting vaccinated. After taking "My overall vaccination experience was day, so I took a paracetamol and I was particular the vaccine shot,I had a mild fever and had pain pretty smooth. I didn’t have any apprehensions about hydration and getting adequate rest and In my arm for a couple of days, the medicine that and I didn’t have any side effects immediately sleep was fine on the third day" I took was paracetamol. The arrangements at the afterwards.A few days after the shot, I had a slight Dr. Natasha vaccination center were quite good, all covid-19 fever which went away with paracetamol and rest. protocols were followed" As far as the vaccination center is concerned, I "Being a front line worker, I was one of the Misbhah Gillani think the arrangements could have been better. first people who was looking at getting vaccinated. Social distancing wasn’t a reality on the ground Of course, there were apprehensions but I went "I was expecting that the vaccine would in- and it was a closed and congested space" ahead with it. For women doctors, it was quite duce mild fever, body ache, and cough and after Akhil Wazir scary at first because culture makes us heed ru- taking the shot I did experience mild body ache on mours. However, I am happy to confirm that after the first day, I had mild fever on the second day "The only apprehensions I had were for my being fully vaccinated, I have conceived without which subsided by the evening and I was perfectly cousins because I had read somewhere that young- any complications. So far, so good. I encourage all normal on the third day. The arrangements at the er women had reported blood clots post vaccina- women to get vaccinated" vaccination center were upto the mark, everyone tion but nothing to the extreme. I had fatigue and Romana Rashid

utin’s People: How the KGB Took ich’s purchase of the London-based Back Russia and Then Took on Chelsea Football Club in the summer of the West by Catherine Belton is The Rise Of The Deep State 2003. London newspapers “marvelled at a book about how a shadowy es- Abramovich’s private Boeing 767 as he tablishmentP within an unstable country Waqar Zaidi swooped into London to inspect his new used political turmoil to empower and club. They devoted copious column inch- enrich itself to the point that it now con- into West Germany, Putin vows to never Mistakenly, he thought Putin was such es to his luxury yachts, including the trols most of the state and the country’s allow such a fate for his homeland. a man, and Putin was appointed acting world’s biggest, the Eclipse, a 168-metre economy. This is very much a story of An eye-opening book, currently the president on New Year’s Eve in 1999. floating palace kitted out with two he- our times and, as such, serves as a warn- best study on Putinism and the politics Putin was a popular choice. Follow- licopter pads and its own submarine ... ing from history to Pakistan. of the Russian industrial oligarchy, of- ing his return from East Germany, he Few asked where his money came from.” Putin’s People is ostensibly about fers a warning from history had eventually ended up running the London became the new oligarchs’ the rise of Russian strongman Vladimir However, the Soviet Union did, in remnants of the KGB in Moscow, and playground, known to Russians as Putin and the economic and political fact, follow suit. It crumbled soon after later taken a leading part in the muscular “Londongrad”, or “Moskva-na-Thames” system — “Putinism” — he and his allies its eastern German satellite, and split Russian response to Chechen separatism. (Moscow on the Thames). “In London, created over the past 25 years or so. But into a number of constitutive states, The strongman appealed to a population money rules everything,” boasted one Putin here stands as a figure representa- the biggest of which was Russia. In this tired of political and economic turmoil. Russian tycoon. “Anyone and anything tive of the reach and power of the main turmoil, the old Russian order was aban- “To the Russians”, writes Belton, can be bought.” security agency of the Soviet Union, the doned by the new government headed “it seemed like a breath of fresh air. Even American real estate tycoon Komitet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosti, by Boris Yeltsin. Communism was dis- Compared to the sick and ailing Yeltsin, Donald Trump was pulled into Putin’s better known as the KGB. avowed, democracy instituted and a free suddenly they had a leader who was in orbit. With the possibility of a lucrative This is a story, then, about the power market economy embraced. charge.” An election was soon called, Trump Tower in Moscow as bait, Trump of the deep state, and how it weaves that Those associated with the old order and Putin was emphatically elected as emerged as an empathetic supporter of power through visible state institutions, lost power, too. Mikhail Gorbachev, who the president of Russia in March 2000. Putin in the 2000s, and their support for non-state actors, personal networks and, had done so much to usher in the end of Putin brought several former KGB each other during Trump’s election cam- ultimately, brute force. This is also a the Soviet Union, was himself removed men into his administration and, through paign and then presidency is, of course, story about the use of wars, the threat from the presidency. The Communist him and his supporters, the agency was well known. of violence, appeals to nationalism and Party was banned, and leading figures in finally able to take revenge for being shut Trump is now gone, but Putin and patriotism and unfettered corruption. It the KGB lost their jobs. The once all-pow- out of power during the Yeltsin years. his deep state remains. Democracy in is, ultimately, about the precariousness erful agency was split into four separate Putin’s People: How the KGB Took Back Seeing themselves as guardians of the Russia is in tatters, and a state-within- of democracy and the corrupting nature organisations. Russia and Then Took on the West nation — and the oligarchs as a threat — a-state controls the country’s economy, of power in the modern state. Through interviews with some of the By Catherine Belton Putin and his guard set about curbing the military and foreign policy. Its reach The book begins — like many good leading figures of those years, as well as power of the new billionaires. Yeltsin’s and influence extend beyond the country stories — with a tumultuous storm. In her intimate knowledge of the politics of HarperCollins, UK oligarchs were threatened, blackmailed into international financial and politi- this case, the storm is the 1989 people’s Russia, journalist Belton explains how the ISBN: 978-0007578795 and bribed into handing their industries cal centres of power such as London and uprising in East Germany. Huge crowds KGB, in fact, did not simply disappear. 640pp. over to Putin’s allies. Washington, DC. march on state buildings in cities across Although the agency was dismantled, Once the old billionaires were sub- Putin’s People is an eye-opening the country, tearing down symbols of the many of its senior and middle-ranking dued, Putin and the new oligarchs — book, and currently the best study we oppressive state, including, most sym- officials re-emerged during the Yeltsin the new powerbrokers during Yeltsin’s who now controlled Russian industry — have on Putinism and the politics of in- bolically, the wall separating East from years to reassert their power and bring reign. By one estimate, nearly 50 percent turned to expand their influence overseas dustrial oligarchy and the KGB during West Berlin. These crowds also arrive back much of the culture and preroga- of the country’s wealth was in the hands through investment and the raising of Putin’s reign. Although many of the pro- at the doorstep of the local KGB office in tives of their former employer. Belton’s of just seven business tycoons by the foreign capital. In 2005 alone, they raised cesses described are particular to Rus- Dresden, looking to break in and destroy book is a history of this KGB-ism, an time Yeltsin left office. more than $4 billion in share sales in Lon- sia, the book nevertheless stands as a all traces of the Soviet spy agency then afterlife of the organisation that materi- Economic problems continued to pile don, compared to $1.3 billion in all mar- warning about the fragility of democracy working hand-in-hand with the hated alised through Putin and his supporters. on Yeltsin, however, and he became in- kets in the 13 years after the Soviet col- and the dangers of the deep state. East German secret police, the Stasi. The backdrop to the rise of this KGB- creasingly beholden to these newly emer- lapse. The London establishment, in turn, Putin — at the time a middling KGB ism is the dire shape of the Russian gov- gent oligarchs. A disastrous currency de- met Putin’s oligarchs with open arms. This review was first published in operative at the agency’s Dresden of- ernment’s finances soon after the shift to valuation in 1998, followed by a default on The Russian share listings earned huge Dawn's Eos magazine on May 30, 2021 fice — is forced to hastily destroy the a market economy in January 1992. Yelt- government debt and a subsequent war profits for London’s bankers, lawyers, and is being reproduced here with agency’s records and then flee to a near- sin’s cash-strapped government raised in Chechnya, forced Yeltsin to step down consultants and public relations firms. permission by Soviet military base. Shocked at the money by auctioning off state industries and install a figure who would be accept- The path to acceptance was paved crumbling of the East German state and to well-connected businessmen, creating able to his growing critics, and yet could with public relations coups, such as Pu- Dawn its eventual obliteration, by absorption overnight billionaires who emerged as also be controlled by him and his family. tin’s close confidante Roman Abramov- Contd. From Front Page Saturday | 26.06.2021 1006 Mehbooba Vows Kabul airport”. ‘Operation all-out’ is an offensive launched by the areas with high positivity rate as Micro Containment Director, Sheep Husbandry, Bashir Ahmad Khan she said, adding that the centre must have realised “Pakistan wants a stable and peaceful Afghanistan security forces to flush out militants. Zone to stop the spread of Covid infection. told Kashmir Observer that the disease used to be that things have not gone as they had planned. whereas the United States appreciates Pakistan’s He refrained from commenting when asked about “Directions were passed to all the District mainly found in cows and bedfellows. However, it According to the report, Mehbooba accused BJP of positive role in the peace process,” he said. PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti’s allegation of large-scale Administrations to bring down the positivity rate, be- was found in small animals like sheep as well. portraying an opposite situation prevailing in Jammu The foreign minister also said that there was no harassment and detention in the valley. sides generating daily Covid reports at Block-level,” The Director passed the buck when asked why the and Kashmir. The report also quoted her saying change in Pakistan’s policy on nuclear assets. Our Singh also declined to comment on another ques- he added. department failed to procure the vaccine. that “there is so much of oppression in Jammu and nuclear assets are for our own defence. We have no tion about preparation for assembly elections in The official spokesperson said that the LG laid “It was the domain of Animal husbandry to pro- Kashmir that people are unable to even breathe” aggressive intentions,” he said.’ the wake of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent special emphasis on government-public joint efforts cure the vaccines under the Centre’s program. You When asked why she was invited to the PM’s meet FATF Retains meeting with J&K political leaders. in the fight against Covid pandemic and urged the can ask them,” Khan said. even though she was blamed for being a militant that Terror Financing (TF) investigations and pros- In his address to trainee policemen, Singh said people to support District Administration in vacci- He, however said they have sent teams in higher sympathiser, Mehbooba said that this is something ecutions target senior leaders and commanders of winds of change are blowing in J&K and they have nation drive, contact tracing, and protecting at-risk reaches for the vaccination and to appraise the farm- only the Prime Minister or Home Minister would be UN designated terrorist groups,” an FATF statement a greater role and added responsibilities to perform populations. ers regarding the disease. able to answer. said. their duties in such a changed environment. “In order to reach out to the maximum population Number Of Pak “They (the centre) have realised that things have The UN designated terrorists include Jaish-e- Paying tributes to martyrs of police, Singh said all with greater awareness on Covid pandemic and its (FATF) and others,” General Officer Commanding not gone as they had planned, and maybe out of little Mohammed (JeM) chief Azhar, Lashker-e-Taiba (LeT) of them will continue to be remembered for times challenges, the Lt Governor emphasized on an exten- of strategic Chinar Corps of the Army, Lt Gen D P empathy that they had left, they decided to meet us. founder Saeed and its ‘operational commander’ to come. sive and vibrant IEC campaign in collaboration with Pandey told reporters at a function here. We went out of respect for the office of the Prime Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi. He thanked PM Modi and Union Home Minister the School Education Department, Youth Services He said the longer strategy formulated by Pakistan Minister,” she said. The FATF said Pakistan should continue to work Amit Shah for appreciating the Jammu and Kashmir and Sports and J&K Bank,” he said. is to use killing of militants during encounters to fuel “Do you really believe that if the situation on to address its strategically-important deficiencies by police force for performing their part of the security With a view to acknowledge the exceptional work anti-national sentiments. ground was all hunky-dory, then the centre would enhancing international cooperation by amending its grid in J&K. done by Good Samaritans and Government employ- “When you kill a Kashmiri youth who has been a have invited the Gupkar alliance for a talk? Things anti-money laundering law and demonstrating that Kashmir’s Last ees in this Covid crisis, the LG, as per official spokes- militant for five-six months, a family is established are clearly not how they intended it to be. They know assistance is being sought from foreign countries in them that the Centre’s priority is to strengthen person, asked the Health and Medical Education against our country, it becomes unhappy. So, then (it that they need Gupkar to reach out to the people; implementing UNSC Resulution1373 designations. grassroots democracy there for which delimitation Department to formulate a scheme to reward the involves) his extended family, his friends, the village. hence they are now meeting us,” she added. Pakistan should also be demonstrating that su- has to happen quickly for polls to be held. outstanding performances in Covid management in This is their (Pakistan) strategy. They coordinate in The PDP President however acknowledged that pervisors are conducting both on-site and off-site Reacting to the prime minister’s meeting with 14 every district. the background, they motivate a young child, radi- the meeting was held in a cordial atmosphere and supervision commensurate with specific risks as- political leaders of Jammu and Kashmir, including During the meetings, the official spokesperson calise him, hand him guns without any training, push the Prime Minister and Home Minister heard what sociated with Designated Non-Financial Businesses four former chief ministers, Singh said, “I definitely said that Sinha reviewed public health response to him forward and when he is killed, things follow. she had to say. She also termed the invitation by PM and Professions (DNFBPs), including applying appro- think it is a very positive step. First of all, because Covid-19 with regard to testing, positivity rate, vac- It is their strategy to show it (militancy) as an in- as a welcome measure. priate sanctions where necessary. everybody was involved and people who once were cination, Covid appropriate behaviour etc. digenous movement where the whole effort is local. “What one can hope for is that when the Prime Pakistan has also been asked to ensure that pro- discarded as anti-national, they all came -- National “While taking stock of the functioning of Oxygen When they kill someone, a message comes within Minister says Dil ki dooriyaan kam karni hai that he portionate and dissuasive sanctions are applied con- Conference and Peoples Democratic Party both.” plants, the Lt Governor directed for operationaliza- half-an-hour that this is local Kashmiri freedom means it,” she said, adding “ sistently to all legal persons and legal arrangements “I believe everybody spoke their mind very frankly tion of the remaining two oxygen plants at the earli- struggle,” he added. The former CM reiterated her vow that she will for non-compliance with beneficial ownership re- and the prime minister listened very attentively to est which were received recently,” he added. Giving more details, the Corps Commander said not contest elections till the government of India requirements, demonstrating an increase in money everybody. Three and a half hours of the meeting was Meanwhile, Atal Dulloo, Additional Chief Secretary, only two foreign militants were killed in Kashmir verses August 2019 move and restore Article 370 and laundering investigations and prosecutions and that there and my own view is that it is a very positive Health and Medical Education Department gave a this year. Article 35A. proceeds of crime continue to be restrained and con- move because something was needed to break the detailed presentation detailing out district wise sta- “Our counter-infiltration grid has been very strong “I will not contest the elections. I will do this be- fiscated in line with Pakistan’s risk profile. ice,” the former Union minister said. tus of various Covid monitoring parameters. for the last few years, which means that less number cause otherwise people will feel that the resolution This included working with foreign counterparts The whole situation after the change of status had Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, Advisor to the Lt Governor; of foreign militants were able to infiltrate , he said. of Article 370 is just a slogan for me and I am just do- to trace, freeze, and confiscate assets and demon- become “ossified politically”, Singh said, adding that Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta, Chief Secretary; Dilbag He also said the security situation in the Kashmir ing politics over it. That is not the case; hence, I will strating that DNFBPs are being monitored for com- the meeting was the start of a political process that is Singh, DGP; Shaleen Kabra, Principal Secretary to Valley of the last few years cannot be compared with personally not contest any election till it’s reversed,” pliance with proliferation financing requirements to be welcomed. the Government, Home Department; Rohit Kansal, that of the last two to three decades. she said. and that sanctions are being imposed for non-com- Asked about the demand of most Jammu and Principal Secretary, Information Department; “It (security) has improved much. There are many “Article 370 and 35A were a means for us to have pliance, it said. Kashmir leaders for restoration of statehood, he said Shailendra Kumar, Principal Secretary Public Works things to it - abrogation of (Article) 370, develop- job security and also our identity of being from J&K. The FATF also referred to the high level political it was a unanimous view because after being in spe- (R&B) Department; Nitishwar Kumar, Principal ment, having a good control and other things. But, an So, these are important to us. And that is why you commitment made by Pakistan in 2018 to work with cial status for 70 years suddenly to be demoted to not Secretary to the Lt Governor; Mukesh Singh, important aspect is the presence of foreign militants must have seen that J&K was India’s most prosperous the FATF and Asia Pacific Group to strengthen its anti even a state down to a Union Territory is “something ADGP; Pandurang K Pole, Divisional Commissioner - which are all from Pakistan and it is not like a mix state,” she added. money laundering and combating the financing of nobody in Jammu and Kashmir has appreciated”. Kashmir; Vijay Kumar, IGP Kashmir; Dr. Raghav from some other countries , he said. Speaking about the fallout of special status revo- terrorism. “So statehood is a universal demand, the question Langer, Divisional Commissioner Jammu; Deputy Lt Gen Pandey said one should not see everything cation, the ex-Chief Minister said that since the day With Pakistan’s continuation in the grey list, it is is timing. Now as I understand the situation, the first Commissioners and SPs, attended the meetings from the prism of militant numbers as terrorism has Article 370 and 35A were scrapped, the people fear increasingly becoming difficult for the country to get step now is delimitation. The delimitation commis- through virtual mode. two factors -- ‘terror’ and ‘ism’. that the demography will be changed, so the centre financial aid from the International Monetary Fund sion is already working, they should submit their re- Covid-19: J&K “This ‘ism’, this nexus which lives on the money, is needs to address these fears. (IMF), World Bank, Asian Development Bank (ADB) port very soon. After delimitation then the next step Ramban 17 and Reasi 96 fresh cases of Covid-19. still there and we have to break it, which is not a work “Another thing is that jobs must be secured for the and the European Union, thus further enhancing is elections. My own view is that...we should have Moreover, they said, 871 more patients have recov- of one or two years, but many years. Some people local youth. For confidence-building measures, they problems for the neighbouring country which is in a elections as a full state,” Singh said. ered in the last 24 hours—334 from Jammu Division from Kashmiri diaspora, sitting in foreign countries, need to do much more. They need to release many precarious financial situation He asserted that full statehood for Jammu and and 537 from Kashmir. want the youth here to pick guns. other prisoners apart from our party leaders,” she Pakistan needed 12 votes out of 39 to exit the grey Kashmir should definitely be restored before assem- About the seven more fatalities, the officials said They incite poison and get money. The youth--who said. list and move to white list. bly elections because if it goes to polls as a Union ter- that five were reported from Jammu division while have problems in their homes, their education, their “If the siege is lifted, people are not harassed, stu- Islamabad has been avoiding black list, for which it ritory and then becomes a state, that would not make two more people succumbed to the virus in Kashmir debts, are poor and illiterate--are getting killed. Until dents and journalists are not harassed, people are needs support of three countries. China, Turkey and any sense because the situations are different with Valley. With these deaths, the overall fatality count the civil society in Kashmir understands it, stops it not picked up...These confidence-building measures Malaysia are its consistent supporters. difference in status. reached 4291 across the Union Territory. and exposes them, this cycle will continue,” he said. must be undertaken,” she added. Pakistan was placed on the grey list by the FATF in “As soon as possible, we should get statehood, I Meanwhile, the officials also confirmed one new Asked if the improvement in situation warranted a Mehbooba also defended her party’s youth wing June, 2018 and was given a plan of action to complete mean if we get it tomorrow there is nothing like it case of mucormycosis (black fungus), bringing the withdrawal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act, president Waheed Para saying that the allegations it by October, 2019. Since then the country continues but in any case when we fight the next elections we cumulative number of confirmed cases to 28 in J&K. the Army officer said the law was needed as militants that he gave Rs5 crore to Geelani’s son to instigate to be in that list due to its failure to comply with the must fight them as a full-fledged state,” the 90-year- were a floating population, moving from one place stone-pelting in J&K in 2016, when her government ‘He Was Fighting to another. FATF mandates. old leader said. near Chinkral Mohalla of Habba Kadal. His father was in power was absurd and nonsense. “There is a need for the security forces to ensure The FATF is an inter-governmental body estab- Singh also lamented that it was a “strange irony” who had been working as a daily-wager had to give Talking about militancy, the PDP president said that the people feel safe and secure, and durable lished in 1989 to combat money laundering, terrorist that his father signed the instrument of accession for up on his job when diabetes rendered him immobile. that though data might suggest that militancy has peace is established because the situation in Kashmir, financing and other related threats to the integrity of the whole state and “today we are having to fight for Umer’s mother was working as a helper at various come down, there is still disquiet in the region. due to various reasons, can very well shift very fast,” the international financial system. statehood”. commercial offices and homes but the recent dead- “When a local youth picks up a gun and then he added. The FATF currently has 39 members including two Asked if statehood could reduce “dil ki doori’’ -- a lier wave of the Covid-19 had left her jobless. they get killed, the flag on their grave becomes a Lt General Pandey also dismissed opinions that regional organisations -- the European Commission term used by Prime Minister Modi at the meeting, “Umer single-handedly saved his family from Pakistani flag. Once militants get killed, they become involvement in counter-insurgency operations was and Gulf Cooperation Council. Singh said restoring statehood will go a long way to collapsing when the pandemic hit Kashmir,” Afaan Pakistani,” she said. compromising the Army’s operational capabilities in India is a member of the FATF consultations and its help “heal the wounds”. Feroz, Umer’s cousin, said. “He revived the meagre She also pointed out the alleged harassment of conventional warfare. Asia Pacific Group. “By itself, it won’t be enough but it would definite- condition of his home.” journalists by government forces for their reporting. “The Indian Army’s training and focus is always ly be a major step,” he added. After last year’s pandemic lockdown, Umer had Militant Killed on the conventional training. CI/CT operations is our Govt Putting of the district and launched a joint Cordon and Asked about calls from a section for restoring decided to set up a mobile business. “He was tireless- number two task. We are here in a supporting role. want statehood first and the elections later. Search Operation (CASO) on Friday morning, a police Article 370 provisions that granted special status to ly earning for his family’s better future,” Afaan said. The J-K police and the civil administration work and “Congress and other J&K parties and lead- spokesperson said. During the search operation, he J&K and were abrogated in 2019, Singh said, “My per- Even though Umer wasn’t making a huge profit, when they need us, they call us and we operate there, ers want Statehood first and Elections afterward. said, the presence of militants got ascertained and sonal belief in this is that it seems to me prima facie he was content with the small profit that aided his he stressed. The Government’s response is Elections first and they were given repeated opportunities to surrender. that the changes are irreversible but the matter is family’s existence. On heavy artillery being moved to Ladakh, the Statehood later,” he said on Twitter. “However, they denied the surrender appeal and before the Supreme Court so we shouldn’t unneces- “But last evening, his family’s hopes were shat- Corps Commander said these are normal “turnover “The horse pulls the cart. A state must conduct fired indiscriminately upon the joint search party, sarily make any detailed comment on it what should tered,” the cousin lamented. “Just look at his father, processes”. elections. Only such elections will be free and fair. which was retaliated leading to an encounter. In the be done and what should not be done.” mother and brother! What will become of them “Everyone knows China’s activities across the LAC, Why does the government want the cart in front and ensuing encounter, one militant was killed and his The veteran Congress leader urged the Supreme now?” so a balance of force is maintained and we act on the horse behind? It is bizarre,” he added. body was retrieved from the site of encounter,” the Court to take up the matter soon, asserting that it Nearly two years after the bifurcation of Jammu was a very crucial and important issue that should be Farmers Hit that,” he said. police spokesperson said. livestock diseases, especially foot and mouth dis- and Kashmir into two UTs and revocation of its given priority. Asked about divergent views struck by Asked if the withdrawal of foreign troops from He identified the killed militant was Murtaza ease (FMD) and brucellosis, in the next five years. The special status, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Congress leaders on the Article 370 issue, Singh said Afghanistan was a cause of concern in respect of of Samboora in Awantipora and associated with total outlay of Rs.13, 343.00 crore for five years (2019- Thursday held talks with top political leaders from he was not a Congress spokesperson and would not the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir, Lt Gen Lashkar-e-Taiba. 20 to 2023-24). the erstwhile state, and said the Centre’s priority is want to speak on behalf of the party. Pandey said the situation here has changed from the “As per police records Murtaza was also involved However, the farmers said, the sheep and animal to strengthen grassroots democracy there for which “I expressed my personal view that it did not seem past 30 years. in several militancy crime cases including attacks husbandry department failed to procure the free vac- delimitation has to happen quickly so that polls can to me that Article 370 can be restored...My view may “I think there are two options, maybe some people on security forces and civilian atrocities,” the police cination under this program. The disease is taking a be held. be slightly divergent from others. But the consensus will come here, but I assure you that whenever any- spokesperson said. heavy toll on the affected farmers financially amid Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who was also is what Ghulam Nabi (Azad) said” and the matter is one tries to come, the control of J-K Police (over the He further said the family members of another the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic. present at the meeting, had said that the delimita- before the Supreme Court and they will decide on it. situation) is very strong, and no wrong act will be al- holed-up militant were brought to the encounter site “We have already suffered due to back to back tion exercise and holding of peaceful elections in the Asked what were his expectations from the Centre lowed in Kashmir, he added. to again persuade him to lay down arms. lockdowns. Now the disease will dent our business Union Territory are important milestones in restoring on J&K going forward, Singh said he expected that “It was due to the great efforts and utmost pa- completely,” said another farmer, Aijaz Ahmad Shah NIA Charges statehood as promised in Parliament. they would move forward as they say on delimita- tience of police, security forces and repeated sur- from north Kashmir’s Bandipora. explosives into India with the help of handlers render appeals with the help of his family members, tion, elections and statehood. based in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir (PcK). Modi’s Meet Demanding a financial-cum- developmental pack- Shah says, the district animal husbandry got active Centre’s priority is to strengthen grassroots de- the trapped militant Sahil Ramzan Dar of Beminipora after several cattle were found dead in the district. The charge sheet was filed before a special NIA ultimately surrendered before the joint forces,” the age for the people of J&K, Singh said for two years the court in Jammu on Thursday against Mohd Mustafa mocracy there for which delimitation has to happen state suffered very heavily. Following the disease, the government of Jammu quickly for polls to be held. police spokesperson said. and Kashmir issued an advisory and asked the sheep Khan, Mohd Yaseen, Mohd Farooq, Mohd Ibrar, Mohd Dar, he said, was an active militant of LeT since “The whole Kashmir Valley, the horticulture was Javid Khan, Sher Ali (based in Kuwait), and Mohd This was the first interaction between the top destroyed, tourism which is our mainstay was de- farmers to adhere to several recommendations to leadership of the Union government and mainstream March 2021. safeguard their livestock in view of the occurrence Rafiq Nai alias Sultan (based in PcK). “Incriminating materials, arms & ammunition stroyed so tens of hundreds of crores of losses were They have been charged under various sections parties in J&K since August 5, 2019, when the Centre suffered,” he said, adding that in Jammu also heavy of FMD. revoked its special status provided under Article 370 including 1 AK-56 rifle, 1Pistol, 3 AK-magazines, 2 The advisory stated that the farmers need not to of the Arms Act, Explosives Act and the Unlawful grenades were recovered from the encounter site/ losses were incurred. Activities Prevention Act or UAPA. and bifurcated the border state into Union Territories “So they should first compensate those people panic as FMD in sheep causes negligible mortality. of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. possession of surrendered militant. All the recovered “Separate the affected animals from the appar- The NIA had taken over probe in this case in materials have been taken into case records for fur- who lost during those two years,” he said. March this year after the Jammu police filed an FIR “In my view it was a drama and why was it a dra- Modi’s J&K outreach saw the prime minister con- ently healthy animals. Restrict the movement of in ma? Because at best it could be called a public rela- ther investigation,” he said. contact animals to prevent the spread of the disease in December last year relating to the arrest of Mohd “In this connection, Police have registered a case veying to the 14 political leaders from the union ter- Mustafa Khan and recovery of six hand grenades tions exercise but nothing was achieved,” Qureshi ritory during their face-to-face meeting here that he and don’t allow animals for grazing at common place. said a day after the high-level meeting on Jammu and under relevant sections of law and investigation has Keep newly purchased animals under quarantine for along with “incriminating documents” from his been initiated. People are requested to cooperate wanted to end the ‘’Dilli ki Doori’’ as well as ‘’Dil ki residence. Kashmir in New Delhi. Doori’’ (distance from Delhi as well as the distance 14 days before including them in the herd,” reads the Qureshi said the Kashmiri leaders at the meeting with police till the area is completely sanitized and advisory. The probe found, the NIA alleged, that the seven cleared off of all the explosive materials, if any,” he of hearts) with Jammu and Kashmir, which has wit- accused named in the charge sheet “were part of a “unanimously demanded full-fledged restoration of nessed a prolonged spell of militancy and unrest. It reads that spray 4 per cent Sodium Bicarbonate statehood”. added. solution around the farm premises daily to prevent deep-rooted criminal conspiracy by Pakistan-based Meanwhile, IGP Kashmir, Vijay Kumar once again The four former chief ministers of the erstwhile handlers of TuM and their militant associates based “The leaders were not given any solid reply to their state who participated in the discussions were its spread. demand and instead told that a decision about resto- reiterated his appeal to all “misguided youth” who “Feed soft and palatable feed/fodder to the affect- in Poonch and Kuwait to execute militant activities have joined militancy to shun the path of violence Farooq Abdullah and his son Omar Abdullah of the and wage war against the Indian state.” ration of the special status of Kashmir will be taken National Conference, Congress’’ Ghulam Nabi Azad ed animals. Wash /rinse the ulcerated vesicles found at an appropriate time, which is an ambiguous state- and return to mainstream. on mouth, tongue, hoof, teeth etc with 1 percent po- An absconding accused in the case, Rafiq Nai, and “He also said that police are committed to accept and PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti. other handlers based in PcK, with assistance of Sher ment,” he said. Four former deputy chief ministers were in at- tassium permanganate solution at least once a day He pointed out that the All Parties Hurriyat them with open arms as society needs them the and apply boro-glycerine (1 part of boric acid and 9 Ali based in Kuwait and the other accused living on most, especially their parents,” the police spokesper- tendance too - Congress’ Tara Chand, People’s the Indian side of Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch Conference (APHC) leadership was not invited to the Conference leader Muzaffar Hussain Baig and BJP’s percent parts of glycerin) on the mouth lesions.” meeting. son said. It further read that look out for any FMD signs/ “smuggled” arms, ammunition, explosives, narcotics Kumar, he said, also complimented police and Nirmal Singh and Kavinder Gupta. etc into the Indian territory, the central probe agency Tensions between India and Pakistan have spiked CPI-M leader Mohammed Yusuf Tarigami, Jammu Symptoms in your flock viz high fever blisters ero- since New Delhi abrogated the Article 370 of the central forces for showing utmost patience and ex- sions on mouth and feet and lameness. said. hibiting professionalism by taking surrender of ac- and Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP) chief Altaf Bukhari, “They were taking advantage of the geography, Constitution to revoke the special status of Jammu Sajjad Lone of the People’s Conference, J-K Congress The advisory has also asked the sheep farmers to and Kashmir on August 5, 2019. tive militants during live encounters, thus saving a contact the concerned veterinarian of the block/SEC affinities of religion, culture and other ties cutting precious life. head G A Mir, BJP’’s Ravinder Raina and Panthers across both sides of the LoC.” India’s decision evoked strong reactions from Party leader Bhim Singh also formed part of the and follow his/her advice. Pakistan, which downgraded diplomatic ties and ex- An official from the Animal and sheep husband- “During the course of investigation, a large cache Anti-Militancy Ops delegation. of arms, ammunition, explosives, narcotics along pelled the Indian envoy. Replying to a question about the total number of ry department, however confirmed to Kashmir This was the first interaction between the top with flag, posters and other incriminating material Qureshi claimed that India was trying to bring de- militants active in Kashmir valley and targeting of Observer that the department couldn’t procure the leadership of the Union government and mainstream belonging to militant outfit TuM, which was hidden mographic changes in Kashmir which was worrying civilians and police officers by them, Singh said, “It is vaccination on time. parties in J&K since August 5, 2019, when the Centre at different places in Poonch was recovered,” the NIA for Pakistan as it would have long term implications. not a one sided battle. When more than 200 armed “Yes, because of the covid-19 pandemic, we revoked its special status provided under Article 370 said. To a question about back-door diplomacy with militants will be present in an area, it is not that they couldn’t procure the vaccine on time. But as soon as and bifurcated the border state into Union Territories Further investigation in the case is continuing, it India, he said no such communication was going on will continue to die, when you (security forces) fight we got reports of the disease outbreak, we started of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. said. with India but confirmed intelligence-level contact. them (during gun battles)”. procuring the vaccine on our own funds and our staff There is no back-door channel but there is contact “It is not that they will not resort to any unholy act. Decline In is on the field to do it,” said the official, wishing not Infiltration Bid on the regional situation at an intelligence level but Our endeavour is to put an end to their activities and including health workers, frontline workers by to be named. value approx Rs 30 crore),” police posted on its of- there is no back-door channel,” he said. curb militancy”, he said. Month-end. Universal coverage of the first dose of 45 He however said, the department may not be able ficial Twitter handle Talking about the Afghan peace process, Qureshi Asked about ‘Operation All-Out’, he said the al- and above age group needs to be done by the already to cover all the livestock as the number is very huge. set timeline of 30th June,” Sinha said, as per official 4 Gamblers Held said he was not aware of the deployment of a UN ready-taken measures will be intensified to strength- “We have over 17 lakh populations of sheep and it under relevant sections of law has been registered spokesperson. peacekeeping force in Afghanistan but Turkey was en the battle against militants and curb heinous ac- will be difficult for us to procure the number of vac- in Police Station Anantnag and investigation has Stressing on enforcing containment measures at expected “to maintain security responsibilities at tivities of militants. cines. Still we are trying our best,” he added. been initiated,” he added. micro-level, the LG, he said, directed for declaring News Saturday | 26-06-2021 07 ACB Files Chargesheet Govt To Implement Integrated DC Budgam Inspects Against Former SPMR Developmental Projects, Sets College Officials In Village Development Scheme Open Community Classes Corruption Case For Tribal Areas merce College Jammu at exor- Observer News Service bitant rates. During verification it was revealed that Prof. Hemla SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Aggarwal, Principal Commerce Kashmir Government has initi- College Jammu has shown ated work on the launch of In- purchases of softwares for I- tegrated Village Development Mac System namely Final Cut Scheme (IVDS) for tribal areas. Observer News Service work of Sub & Super structure is Plugging, Edius 4 Canopus and The new scheme includes for- in progress. The Bridge shall be Adobe Master Collection CS3 mulation of Integrated Village BUDGAM: Deputy Commis- completed during the current Observer News Service for an amount of Rs. 78,000/-, Development Plan(IVDP) un- sioner Budgam Shahbaz Ahmed year. On the occasion, the DC Rs. 46,800/- and Rs. 1,40,400/- der Special Central Assistance Mirza Friday took stock of ongo- interacted Various public delega- JAMMU: Anti-Corruption Bu- respectively. However, during for tribal development with ing Developmental projects in tions who put forth their issues reau J&K Friday produced a verification it came to fore that an aim for focused develop- several areas of the district in- and demands regarding water Charge-Sheet against the then the above mentioned software ment in tribal areas and gap- cluding Hanjoora Breinwar Road supply, electricity , road connec- Principal at Government SPMR were neither requisitioned nor filling viz a viz infrastructure. SECRETARY, TRIBAL AFFAIRS, Dr with a total length of 11.0 Kms. tivity and better health facilities. College Of Commerce Jammu found loaded in I-Mac System. A special grant of 98 Cr will be Shahid Iqbal Choudhary convened a meeting The DC was apprised that The DC redressed many issues on and others in a Special Anti Cor- Moreover, three (03) CDs CS3 provided under IVDP for infra- with district teams for formulation of Integrated work on 8.2 Kms of road has spot and assured that all genuine ruption Court, in Jammu. (compact dics) software final structure gap filling in more Village Development Plan for all villages having been completed and for balance demands shall be looked into at In a statement ACB said that cut plugging, Edius 4 Canopus than 400 tribal villages, apart 500+ tribal population. of 2.80 Kms, work is in progress an earliest. its Rajouri office produced Chal- and Adobe Master Collection from village plan. by way of Surface corrections. The DC while taking stock of lan against accused Dr. Hemla CS3 were not found available. The scheme is being imple- velopment Scheme envisages 2021. The plans are expected The road shall be macadamised education, instructed the teach- Aggarwal, then Principal, Gov- During investigation, it came mented by the Tribal Affairs multiple objectives including to be completed by 31st July as shortly and completed in all re- ers to impart quality communi- ernment SPMR College of Com- to fore that all the above men- Department in coordination ensuring adequate Infrastruc- per notified schedule. spects. The funds for the road ty education to students keep- merce Jammu (now retired); Jia tioned accused persons are part with the Rural Development ture, improvement in Socio- The scheme will be imple- stands alloted for an amount of ing in view all mandated SOPs of Lal, then Accounts Assistant at of the conspiracy hatched by Department and district ad- economic indicators, Flexibility mented on 100% Grant-in- 1383 lacs. The DC also was also Covid-19 pandemic. During the Government SPMR College of main accused Hemla Aggarwal, ministrations. for focussed interventions, wel- aid basis and first instalment briefed that visit, the DC Budgam in pres- Commerce Jammu (now retired), then Principal SPMR College Secretary, Tribal Affairs, Dr fare and development, Capac- will be released immediately 2 x 45 M Nuahard Bridge over ence of VC DDC Budgam Nazir in-service public servant Jag- Jammu who got prepared bills Shahid Iqbal Choudhary con- ity building of PRIs, enhancing on selection of villages while Nallah Doodhganga on Hanjoora Ahmad Jahra also inaugurated dish Kumar son of Late Ishwar for the hardware and softwares vened a meeting with district capacity to avail opportunities second instalment will be re- Breinwar Road stands sanctioned 50 bedded KGVB Girls Hostel at Dass, a resident of Sagoon, and already in her possession and teams for formulation of In- and securing rights, protection leased after approval of Village for an amount of 537 Lacs. The Brenwar Chadoora then Storekeeper at Government drawn/disbursed the payment tegrated Village Development against exploitation and equi- Development Plans which will SPMR College of Commerce, from government funds causing Plan for all villages having table development. be formulated by the districts. Jammu (now Senior Assistant), loss to the state exchequer. 500+ tribal population. The IVDPs formulated by The State level committee will and (private beneficiaries) and The investigation conducted The Integrated Village De- field teams in coordination consider and approve the pro- Sunil Malik M/S Sun Broadcast has prima facie established the velopment Plan under Tribal with Gram Panchayats will be posals received from districts. Seven Drug Peddlers Equipments Pvt. Ltd, Bhavnish offences under section 5(1) Development initiative envis- approved by the District Plan- Department is also in the Sachdeva, then Sr. Manager M/S (d) r/w 5 (2) J&K PC Act. Svt. ages to fill infrastructure gaps ning and Monitoring Commit- process of initiating a training Sun Broadcast Equipments Pvt. 2006 and sections 120-B, 409, in all sectors. Plan formulation tee headed by Deputy Commis- programme of key functionar- Arrested In Anantnag, Ltd 2/5 West Patel Nagar, New 468, 471 RPC against above and village prioritisation will be sioners and having members ies involved in formulation of Delhi and Vinay Kumar Thakur mentioned accused persons. done on 55 different monitor- from all line departments. The Village Development Plans un- Kulgam And Sopore M/S Audio Video Centre 25 “After completing the inves- able parameters in 14 different State Level apex committee der the scheme. More than 70 Palika Bazar, Cannaught Place tigation of the case, sanction sectors. These include Health headed by Chief Secretary will Government schemes will be Observer News Service pora Baramulla. Delhi before the Court of Special for launching of prosecution of and Nutrition, Drinking Wa- approve the plans after screen- converged for implementation During checking, officers re- Judge Anti-Corruption Jammu in the accused in-service public ter and Sanitation, Education, ing and recommendation from in selected tribal villages. This SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kash- covered 3168 Spasmoproxyvon case FIR No.23/2014 registered servant Jagdish Kumar, then Housing, Livelihood, Electric the Tribal Affairs Department. year's annual plan is focused mir police Friday arrested seven capsules concealed in a bag in P/S VOJ (now ACBJ) under sec- Storekeeper at Government Supply, Road Connectivity, Mo- Directors , Rural Development on key infrastructure devel- drug peddlers in Anantnag, Kul- from their possession. tion 5(1) (d) r/w 5 (2) J&K PC Act. SPMR College of Commerce, bile/Internet Connectivity, Farm Department, are coordinators opment in health , education, gam and Sopore and recovered Meanwhile, Police have also Svt. 2006 and sections 120-B, Jammu (now Senior Assistant) and Non-Farm activities, Market for plan formulation in respec- livestock improvement, youth contraband substances from apprehended two drug ped- 409, 468, 471 RPC. was also obtained from the Interventions, Skill and Entre- tive divisions. Pertinently first engagement and Skilling sec- their possession. dlers in Warpora, Sopore and The statement said that in- competent authority. The Anti- preneurship, Financial Inclusion, meeting for formulation of tors for overall socio-economic A police spokesperson said recovered 158 Spasmoproxyvon stant case was registered on Corruption Bureau J&K pro- Social Security and Digitisation. IVDPs was held with Deputy development of tribal commu- that in Anantnag, Police re- capsules from their possession. August 16, 2014 on the basis of duced a charge sheet against The Integrated Village De- Commissioners on 7th June nities in J&K. ceived information through re- They have been identified as outcome of a verification con- the above-mentioned accused liable sources that Aijaz Ahmad Danish Bashir Mir son of Bashir ducted by Vigilance Organiza- persons before the Court of Mir and Ghulam Mohi-ud-din Ahmad Mir resident of Behram- tion (now ACBJ) to enquire into Spl. Judge Anti-Corruption Mir both son's of Mohammad pora Rafiabad and Adil Ashraf the allegations regarding pur- Court Jammu on 24.06.2021.” Maqbool Mir, residents of Doo- Najar son of Muhammad Ashraf chases made by Professor Hemla The next date of hearing has nipora Sangam have hoarded Najar resident of Nowpora Aggarwal, then Principal Com- been fixed for July 14, 2021. BDC Member’s Husband Obtains a large quantity of contraband Baramulla. substance in their residential In Kulgam, a police party of Rs 28L Loan On Fake Papers house. PS Kulgam at a checkpoint es- Accordingly, a police party tablished near Simnania Col- BDC member. under the supervision of SDPO ony intercepted a motorcycle Covid Positivity Rate Falls “Every stamp the accused has Bijbehara alongwith Executive bearing registration number used in the documents is fake. Magistrate raided the specific JK22B-6962 ridden by one per- Below Two Percent In Kupwara The stamp vendor who has pro- location. son identified as Dilbar Ahmad vided these fake stamps of of- “During search, 60 Kgs of Pop- Bhat son of Abdul Razaq Bhat Observer News Service the district has 293 patients in ficials to the accused will also py Straw (Fukki) concealed in 03 resident of Labripora Kulgam. home isolation and 27 in hospi- be arrested. The involvement Nylon bags were recovered from During checking, 550 grams of KUPWARA: Deputy Commis- tal isolation. of some bank employees in the the said house. Both the accused Charas were recovered from his sioner Kupwara, Imam Din Fri- The Deputy Commissioner fraud can’t be ruled out. We have persons were arrested and shift- possession. day said that Covid Appropriate further said that vaccination is asked Khansahab police to speed ed to police station where they All the accused persons have Behaviour (CAB) and Vaccination going on in a mission mode to up the investigation,” he said. remain in custody.” been arrested and shifted to po- are the only weapons through achieve cent percent target and The JK Bank has already In Sopore, officers from Police lice station where they remain which Covid can be defeated. 57% of target population in the Observer News Service tigating that too. The accused transferred Rs 15 lakh to the Post Warpora at a checkpoint in custody. Vehicles used in the He said district Kupwara re- district have been vaccinated has used the fake stamps of personal account of the ac- established at Warpora inter- commission of crime has also corded Recovery rate of 96%, Fa- against Covid-19 so far. BUDGAM: The district admin- SDM, Tehsildar, Sub-Registrar cused Mukhtar Ahmed Mir. cepted two persons identified been seized. tality Rate of 1.16% and Positivity The Deputy Commissioner re- istration Budgam has launched and Patwari,” Sub-Divisional A police official said that an as Nissar Ahmad Lone son of Accordingly, cases under rel- rate of 1.61%. iterated his appeal to the general an investigation after a man al- Magistrate Khansahab Syed FIR vide number 130/2021 un- Abdul Ahad Lone, a resident of evant sections of law have been Regarding isolation, the Dep- public to follow COVID SOPs and legedly secured a housing loan Ahmed Katari said. der sections 420, 478 has been Pethbugh Warpora and Rayees registered at respective Police uty Commissioner said that come forward for vaccination. of Rs 28 lakh from Jammu Kash- The fraud surfaced when the registered in this regard and Ahmad Peer son of Abdul Ra- Stations and further investiga- mir Bank by producing fake land owner Haji Bashir Ahmed investigation set into motion sheed Peer, a resident of Now- tion has been initiated. documents, using fake rubber whose land was mortgaged by on priority basis. “Guilty will stamps of top officials and even the accused without his knowl- be booked,” he said. claimed the ownership of an- edge was informed by a bank Cluster Head Jammu Kash- Adv Khan Reviews cestral land, mortgaged it that employee about the matter. mir Bank Budgam Azad Ahmed Kupwara Woman Dead In belonged to his neighbour. “I was shocked after learning Bhat said that the Bank has a The accused has been identi- it. How can he do this single- separate Inspection Vigilance Development Scenario fied as Mukhtar Ahmed Lone, a handedly. How can Bugroo Department that will inves- Doodpathri Road Accident resident of Bugroo Khansahib branch of JK Bank sanction tigate this matter. “If police Observer News Service registration number JK03J-6384 Of Doda District area who is the husband of a loan in his favour when he has have proof about the accused, driven by a lady met with an ac- BDC member. used fake stamps and fake doc- they should arrest him. If the BUDGAM: A woman was killed cident on Doodpathri road, re- “We are investigating the uments. Some bank employees involvement of any bank em- after a vehicle she was driving sulting in her on spot death. matter and have directed the might be part of this fraud and ployee is being established, he rolled down into a deep gorge He identified the deceased as police to lodge a cheating case it must be investigated,” the too will face the music,” Bhat on Tangnar Doodpathri road in Saima Jan, a resident of Kupwara. in this regard. The accused may land owner said, adding that said, adding that an internal central Kashmir's Budgam dis- Meanwhile, a police official have cheated people in other the accused is misusing the investigation has already been trict Friday afternoon. said that a case has been regis- cases as well and we are inves- position of his wife who is a started in this case. Officials said that a car bearing tered and investigation started.

Div Com Jammu Directs PDA To Tap Minor Girl Drowns In Shopian Observer News Service Adventure, Eco-Tourism Potential SHOPIAN: A 14-year-old girl drowned in Nallah Vaishaw in Reshinagri Observer News Service orchard; helipad, ambulance and directed the concerned area of South Kashmir's Shopian district. shed, fire tender, wind vane, departments to explore pos- Eyewitnesses said that a minor girl identified Mafrosha Mushtaq, JAMMU: Divisional Commis- open air amphitheater with sibilities of developing more daughter of Mushtaq Ahmad Reshi, a resident of Reshinagri Shopian sioner Jammu, Dr Raghav green rooms, landscaping, such facilities to increase the drowned in Nallah Vishow in her locality. Langer Friday inspected the beautification of premises, tourist footfall and to make He added that during searches locals as well as police retrieved her tourist facilities in the Jammu Parking area with gender Patnitop one of the best tour- body from the Nallah. division’s famous tourist des- based toilets, security check ist destinations of J&K. A senior police official said that an investigation into the matter has tination, Patnitop. posts, guard rooms, sewage The Divisional Commis- been initiated to ascertain the cause of the accident. Observer News Service the concerned department to He also reviewed the Treatment plant, water treat- sioner also reviewed in detail take up the matter on priority pace of progress on Tour- ment plant, battery operated Water, power scenario, road DODA: Advisor to Lieutenant basis with the RTC. He asked to ism development projects cars, installation of signages. connectivity, traffic manage- Governor, Farooq Khan, Friday stop the flour supply in the dis- and functioning of Patnitop The meeting also reviewed ment, land acquisition. Injured Forest Guard Succumbs visited Doda and reviewed the trict and get 100 percent wheat Development Authority at a the works executed in The concerned executive en- Observer News Service development scenario of the dis- against the flour. meeting attended by District Sudhmahadev and Patnitop, gineers apprised the Div Com DODA: A forest guard, who was injured in a road accident on trict with emphasis on centrally Advisor, while assessing prog- Development Commissioner, including Tourist Cafeteria about the progress of work on Thursday near High School Manoie in Tehsil Chilli Pingal (Bha- sponsored schemes like PMUY, ress on PMGSY roads, asked the Ramban, Mussarat-Ul-Islam; with toilets, hall, solar light- the projects implemented to lessa) of Doda district, succumbed to his injuries on Friday. JJM, PMGSY and MGNREGA. concerned agency to verify all Chief Executive Officer, Patni- ing, benches, convention cen- augment the water, power in- According to officials he succumbed to his injuries on way to Advisor directed the con- the commissioned roads and top Development Authority, tre with lounge at Patnitop, frastructure at Patnitop. GMC Jammu. cerned to extend handholding ensure all are through for trans- Sher Singh. clock rooms, gender based The Div Com directed SE A senior police official said that a Swift car bearing registra- to the beneficiaries in collect- portation. He also asked to set- The Divisional Commis- toilets, solar lightings, Solid PWD to resolve the land req- tion number JK02CM-0885 met with an accident at Manoie on ing the documents from all the tle the land disputes, if any, in sioner reviewed in detail Waste Management, last mile uisition issue of the approach Thursday in which one SPO identified as Ashok Kumar (1053/ concerned departments. He coordination with PRI members progress on the projects com- connectivity and pathways, road of Krimchi Temple im- SPO) posted at Spp Malikpora died on spot and another forest also asked them to forward the for end to end connectivity. ing up in Mantalai including construction of budget ac- mediately. The CEO PDA , DFO guard namely Muahmmad Ashraf, son of Muhammad Shafi pendency to the concerned au- Referring to ongoing mega Tourist facilitation centre, commodation at Kud. and SDM were directed to Zargar of Bhella Thathri was injured. thorities for timely sanctioning projects, Advisor asked the ex- dining centre/ cafeteria, eco The Divisional Commis- ascertain the status of land Only a day after the accident injured forest guard had also suc- of cases. ecuting agencies to speed up the log huts with solariums in- sioner said that the Patnitop involved for construction of cumbed to injuries, when he was being taken to GMC Jammu. Regarding transportation of pace of work on these vital works tegrated into cottage design, circuit has potential for eco- approach road to sewerage Meanwhile police have initiated proceedings under law to as- ration to the dealers at their and ensure local labourers get Meditation enclaves in apple tourism, adventure tourism treatment plant. certain the cause of the accident. doorsteps, the Advisor directed employment in these projects. NEWS Saturday | 26.06.2021 08 Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Australia, Israel Were 2,000 In Mumbai Receives Made-in-Iran Given Fake Vaccines, COVID-19 Vaccine Covid Success Stories. Another 500 In Kolkata Agenceis under the supreme leader that is Then, Delta Variant Struck Agenceis said that the seized vials were in charge of developing the vac- falsely labelled as containing the TEHRAN: Iran’s supreme leader cine, has said it now produces three MUMBAI: The police said today AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine Ayatollah Syed Ali Khamenei Fri- million doses per month and will that around 2,000 people were Covishield. day received the first coronavirus soon boost production to 11 mil- injected with fake COVID-19 vac- "It was found that the Cov- vaccine developed by the Islamic lion doses a month to become the cines in Mumbai, Maharashtra, ishield label was stuck over an- Republic. Iran leader called the de- largest vaccine manufacturer in the and another 500 -- some of them other label, that of Amikacin velopment of the vaccine a point of Middle East. disabled -- might have suffered Sulphate 500 mg, an antibiotic “national pride”. While the vaccine’s detailed the same fate in West Bengal's used to treat bacterial infections “Some insisted from a while ago scientific data have not been made Kolkata. of the urinary tract, bones, brain, that I use a vaccine,” the 82-year- public yet, its developers have Vaccination rates rose sharply lungs and blood among others," old, who has had a string of pre- claimed it was 93.5 percent effec- this week after the centre made Mr Ghosh said. vious health problems, said after tive among individuals 18 to 75 in shots free following a devastating The scam came to light after receiving the first dose of the jab its second phase of human trials. pandemic surge in April and May. an actress and politician, Mimi called COVIran Barekat. They have also claimed 12 coun- The police in Mumbai said Chakraborty, who received a “I didn’t want to use a non- tries from Asia, South America and that around 2,000 people who shot at one of the camps to raise Iranian vaccine. I said we will wait Europe wish to buy the vaccine, thought they were being vacci- awareness, became suspicious until, inshallah, the local vaccine is without naming them. Besides CO- nated were in fact injected with and alerted the police. produced and we can use our own VIran Barekat, several other locally a saline solution. The police seized fake ID vaccine,” he said. developed vaccines are in various Ten people have been ar- cards from the suspect, one of The supreme leader had in Janu- stages of development. rested including two doctors at an information ministry offi- ary outlawed the use of United A vaccine developed by Iran’s a private hospital in Mumbai, cial and another as a munici- States and United Kingdom-made Pasteur Institute in collaboration the police said, with the pal commissioner. His car scammers targeting resi- sported Kolkata govern- SYDNEY: Australia and Israel, million people in four eastern and ing 227 on Thursday -- the health dents of an upscale hous- ment stickers. which had been successful in fend- central Sydney neighbourhoods ministry reversed the decision. ing complex in one case. Debashis Barui, a Kol- ing off Covid-19, reimposed re- were ordered to stay home for at The head of Israel's pandemic "We (then) discovered kata health official, said strictions on Friday as cases surged least a week. response taskforce, Nachman that eight more camps that many of those who of the highly contagious Delta vari- Sixty-five infections have been Ash, said the rise was likely due were organised by this had been injected were ant which also threatened Africa reported in a flare-up linked to a to the Delta variant, adding that syndicate," said Vishwas now "panicking" about with a brutal third wave. limousine driver infected about two the increasing cases were not yet Patil, joint commissioner the possible side effects. The centre of Australia's larg- weeks ago when he transported an matched by a parallel rise in hos- of police (law and order "If any emergency est city Sydney entered lockdown, international flight crew from Syd- pitalisations or deaths. division). arises, civic authorities a shock for a population that had ney airport to a quarantine hotel. Fiji meanwhile recorded a surge The police have recov- will organise medical returned to relative normality af- The premier of the state of New of 300 new daily infections on ered ₹ 1.24 million in cash camps in the area to ter months of recording very few South Wales, Gladys Berejiklian, Thursday, after going a full year which was "fraudulently take care of those who local cases, while vaccination called it the "scariest period" since without recording a single com- obtained" by the accused. have had fake shots," Mr success story Israel reimposed in- the pandemic began. munity case until April -- when The police in Kolkata, Barui said. vaccines, notably those developed with Cuba is finishing its third door mask-wearing less than two It was a dramatic development the Delta variant arrived. meanwhile, have arrested One of them, Ruma by Pfizer and Moderna, as he said phase of human trials in several weeks after it lifted the measure. for a city that had returned to rela- But with numbers doubling ev- a man posing as a civil Sikdar, 35, said that she they “cannot be trusted”. cities across Iran and is expected to And in Fiji, another country that tive normality after months of re- ery nine days, the government’s servant with a master's had been feeling drowsy Human trials on the COVIran receive an emergency use authori- saw early successes against the virus, cording very few local cases. head of health protection, Aalisha degree in genetics who and had discomfort in Barekat vaccine began in late De- sation soon. It is said to be 62 per- health authorities admitted for the Bondi local Alana Trepper said Sahukhan, said “all the evidence is reportedly ran as many her arm. "What I am cember and about 24,000 volun- cent effective. first time that Covid transmission is "to be honest, I probably think that that there is widespread commu- as eight spurious vaccina- worried about is how to teers received jabs as part of its Razi COV-Pars, a vaccine de- widespread in the community. it should have happened a couple of nity transmission”. tion camps. get the real dose before third phase of trials that recently veloped by the Razi Vaccine and While vaccination campaigns days ago because there's been a pret- Russia is also battling rising Delta The police said at least the third wave hits," the concluded. Serum Research Institute, is also have helped bring down infections ty decent spread the last few days." cases, reporting more than 20,000 250 disabled and trans- home-maker said. The vaccine received an emer- undergoing its third phase of hu- in numerous -- mostly wealthy Israel puts masks back on cases on Thursday, the country’s gender people were in- "We didn't think that gency use authorisation earlier this man trials and is expected to be ap- -- countries, the rise of the Delta Israel, which has prided itself highest number since January. jected at one site, this could hap- month and is expected to be rolled proved in the coming weeks. variant which was first found in on having one of the world's most ‘Brutal’ third wave in Africa and that in total pen when the out on a large scale in the coming An organisation under Iran’s India has led to fears of new waves successful vaccination campaigns, And in Africa, which has so nearly 500 people world is battling weeks. Iran’s local vaccine research defence ministry has also devel- of a virus that has already killed has seen infections surge since far been spared the worst of the may have been given counter- the pandemic," said student has gained urgency as heavy oped a vaccine called Fakhravac in nearly 3.9 million people. dropping a requirement to wear pandemic, infections are surging feit jabs across the city. Debjit Majumdar, who also American sanctions have ham- honour of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, a In Australia, which has been masks in enclosed public places 10 at an alarming rate in at least 12 Kolkata official Atin Ghosh received the fake jab. pered the Islamic Republic’s mass nuclear scientist who was assas- one of the most successful nations days ago. countries, with continental cases inoculation efforts. sinated in November in an attack in containing the coronavirus af- After four days of more than expected to hit a record peak in Setad, a powerful organisation blamed on Israel. ter shutting its borders, around a 100 new cases a day -- includ- around three weeks. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE COVISHIELD LABEL was stuck over another label, that of Govt Extends I-T Compliance 48 Delta Plus Covid Variant Cases Detected In Amikacin Sulphate 500 mg, an antibiotic used to treat Deadlines; Exempts Tax On bacterial infections of the urinary tract, bones, brain, India; Maharashtra With Highest Cases: Centre lungs and blood among others.” Employee’s Covid Treatment Agenceis number of cases seen in Maha- rashtra, Delhi, Punjab, Telangana, New Delhi: The government on NEW DELHI: Forty-eight coro- West Bengal, and Gujarat,” it said. Friday extended deadlines for vari- navirus cases of ‘Delta Plus' vari- “The proportion of Covid-19 Pregnant Women Can Be ous income tax compliances and ant have been detected from cases with variants of concern said the amount paid by an em- 45,000 samples sequenced so rose from 10.31 per cent in May Vaccinated Against Covid-19, ployer to employees for Covid-19 far in the country, with Maha- 2021 to 51 per cent on June 20, treatment would be tax exempt. rashtra reporting the highest 2021,” it added. Also, ex-gratia payment re- number of such cases at 20, the The government also assert- Says Union Health Ministry ceived from employer by family Centre said on Friday. ed that both the Covid-19 vac- members in case of death of an It said nine cases of Delta cines—Covishield and Covax- employee due to Covid-19 would Plus variant were found in Tamil in—work against SARS-CoV-2 be exempt from income tax. Nadu, seven cases in Madhya variants like the Alpha, Beta, The Income Tax Department, The last date for PAN-Aadhaar Pradesh, three in Kerala, two Gamma and Delta. in a statement, said the payment linking too has been extended by each in Punjab and Gujarat, Covid-19 cases in India are be- It added that the second wave deadline for the Vivad Se Vish- three months to September 30, 2021. and one case each in Andhra ing driven by the B.1.617.2 (Del- of Covid-19 is not yet over in the was direct tax dispute resolution The deadline for employers to Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan, ta) variant. country as 75 districts still have scheme has been extended by two furnish Tax Deducted at Source Jammu and Karnataka. “Covid variants of concern more than 10 per cent prevalence months till August 31. Taxpayers (TDS) certificate in Form 16 to em- The Union government main- have been found in 174 districts and 92 districts have 5-10 per can make payments till October 31 ployees too has been extended till tained that 90 per cent of the in 35 states/UTs with the highest cent prevalence of coronavirus. with additional amount of interest. July 31, from July 15, 2021. PTI

Need To Breastfeed Could ICJ Bill Giving Kulbhushan Jadhav Right Block Canadian's To Appeal Presented In Pakistani Senate Path To Olympics Agenceis he International Court of Justice (Review and Re- Tconsideration) Bill, meant to provide the right of appeal Agenceis Control (NCDC) Dr SK Singh in- to Indian national Kulbhushan formed that a total of 48 cases of Jadhav, was presented in the NEW DELHI: The Union Health Delta Plus variant of Covid-19 have Senate on Thursday, after being Ministry on Friday said that preg- been detected in the country so far. passed by the National Assem- nant women can be vaccinated Dr Singh said, “Eight states are im- bly on June 10. against Covid-19. While address- portant where we have found more Minister of State for Parlia- ing a press conference on behalf of than 50 per cent of the variant of mentary Affairs Ali Muhammad the Union Health Ministry, Indian concern. These are Andhra Pradesh, Khan introduced the bill in the Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Delhi, Haryana, Kerala, Maharashtra, House, after which the Senate Director-General Dr Balram Bharga- Punjab, Telangana, and West Bengal.” Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani re- va said, “The Ministry of Health has “Covishield and Covaxin work ferred the bill to the Standing given guidelines that the vaccine against the variants of SARS CoV 2 -- Committee on Law and Justice, can be given to pregnant woman.” alpha, beta, gamma as well as delta. reported Geo News. “The vaccine is useful for the Delta Plus is present in 12 countries. The bill seeks to provide a pregnant women and it should be As many as 48 cases have been further right of review and re- given,” Dr Bhargava said. identified in India but more impor- consideration in giving effect Dr Bhargava said that in terms tantly, they have been very local- Agenceis to the judgment of the Inter- with Pakistan National Assembly that has been passed by the pal courts in Pakistan to decide of administering Covid-19 vac- ised,” Dr Bhargava said regarding national Court of Justice. It was passing a bill to give the right of National Assembly of Pakistan. whether or not any prejudice cines to children is still debatable the Delta Plus variant of Covid-19. Toronto: A Canadian basketball player is be- adopted by the National Assem- appeal to Kulbhushan Jadhav in The Bill codifies into law the has been caused to Jadhav on until relevant data is available. Delta Plus or AY.1 will always re- ing “forced to decide between being a breast- bly on June 10 after approval Pakistani high courts. earlier Ordinance- with all its account of the failure to provide “There is only one country that main a variant of concern (VoC) as feeding mom or an Olympic athlete.” from the 21-member standing India says the bill is full of shortcomings. It does not create consular access. is giving vaccines to children at it is mutated from the Delta variant Kim Gaucher says COVID-19 rules prevent committee. shortcomings and is a breach of a machinery to facilitate effec- “We call upon Pakistan to the moment. Whether very small (B.1.617.2), which is also a VoC, he her from bringing her daughter, Sophie, who According to the bill, the High the ICJ judgment. tive review and reconsideration take appropriate steps to ad- children will ever need vaccines, added. Meanwhile, Joint Secretary of was born in March, to the Tokyo Olympics next Court has the power to review Ministry of External Affairs of Shri Jadhav’s case, as man- dress shortcomings of the bill is still a question. Till such time, the Union Health Ministry Lav Agar- month. In an Instagram video, she adds that she and reconsider where the ICJ (MEA) spokesperson Arindam dated by the judgement of the and to comply with the judge- we have more data on vaccination wal informed that the recovery rate has tried appeals but “nobody can do anything.” concerning a foreign national Bagchi said at a weekly media International Court of Justice,” ment of ICJ in letter and spirit,” of children, we would not be in a has increased to 96.7 per cent. The 37-year-old Gaucher is looking into op- passes an order in respect of briefing that the bill does not Bagchi said. he added. position to vaccinate children at “In the 4th week of May, 531 tions, such as shipping milk, but has run into rights under the Vienna Conven- create machinery to facilitate ef- The ICJ has ruled that Paki- India has slammed Pakistan large,” the ICMR director said. districts of the country were re- complications. tion of Consular Relations or a fective review and reconsidera- stan was in breach of its inter- for adopting a “farcical” ap- “However, we have started a porting more than 100 cases. In Gaucher says Olympic organizers have said foreign national is aggrieved in tion of the case as mandated by national obligations because of proach in denying available study on children between 2 years the 2nd week of June, it fell down “no friends, no family, no exceptions.” respect of the rights available the judgment of the ICJ the failure to provide consular legal remedies to Kulbhushan to 18 years and we will have a re- to 262 districts. Right now, only The Canadian women's team is ranked under the same. “We have seen the news re- access to Jadhav. Jadhav against his death sen- sult on it by September,” he added. 125 districts in the country are fourth in the world. Canada opens Olympic However, India recently ex- ports relating to the Review Bagchi said the ordinance, tence in contravention of the ICJ During the conference, Director reporting more than 100 cases,” play against Serbia on July 26. (AP) pressed that it is not convinced and Reconsideration Bill 2020 now the Bill, invites the munici- order. (ANI) of the National Centre for Disease Agarwal added. ANI